A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF GRAMMATICAL ERRORS IN CHILDREN’S SPEECH IN UZBEK AND ENGLISH
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grammatical errors, child language acquisition, Uzbek language, English language, cross-linguistic comparison, morphological errors, syntactic errors, language developmentAbstract
This study presents a comparative analysis of grammatical errors in children’s speech in Uzbek and English. A total of 100 children aged 6–10 years participated, including 50 native Uzbek speakers and 50 native English speakers. Speech samples were collected through structured and semi-structured tasks such as picture description, story retelling, and guided conversation. Errors were categorized into omission, substitution, overgeneralization, and word order errors. Quantitative and qualitative analyses revealed that while the overall error rates were similar across both language groups, the nature of errors differed significantly. Uzbek-speaking children predominantly made morphologically driven errors related to suffixes and tense marking, whereas English-speaking children exhibited syntactically driven errors, particularly in verb tense, auxiliary use, and word order. The study highlights the influence of language structure on error patterns and emphasizes the importance of language-specific educational strategies. The findings contribute to the cross-linguistic understanding of child language acquisition and provide practical implications for teachers and speech therapists.Downloads
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