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Language teachers must analyze these types of interference to teach according the students´ problems and needs.
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IN TERMS OF GRAMMAR, VOCABULARY AND PRONUNCIATION
T EACHER:
D OLORES DEL ROCI O ORT EGA AND RAD E
ST UD ENT:
CARMEN J. BAZURT O PALMA
2011 -2012
The similarities and differences between Spanish
and English language
Grammar
Similarities:Both language have a grammar structure
base on the tense.The basic structure of the sentences is the
same, but other function change the positions as adjectives:
I + like + my friends. ◊ It is a yellow car. S V C Me + gustan + mis amigos. ◊ Eso es un carro amarillo. S V C
Grammar
Differences:For Spanish we identify feminine and
masculine article, singular, plural and adjective; but in English we do not have to do that.
Spanish: Mi gato es azul. English: The cat is blue.
Grammar
Differences:Spanish have more heavily inflected
language than English about verb. Example:
ENGLISH SPANISHI run Yo corro
You run Tu corres
He runs El corre
We run Nosotros corremos
They run Ellos corren
Vocabulary
Similarities: Both share Latin influence. Share some words: sofa, idea, bar
and so on.
Example I like the sofa. Me gusta el sofa.
Vocabulary
Differences:Latin-derived words in English tend to be
more formal. Spanish accent give the different meaning of
the words.
Example: Él es un millonario. (Pronoun) El anillo es feo. (Article)
Vocabulary
The meaning of words depend on the position in the sentences.
Example:They miss their country. (Verb)Miss Ecuador is tall. (Title)
PronunciationSpanish has a strong correspondence
between the sound of a word and its spelling in English.
English phonemes with no equivalent in Spanish. English vowels are 5 and 5
diphthongs. Spanish vowels are 12 pure
vowels and 8 diphthongs.
Vowels Consonant/α/ heart/æ/ fat/ε/ said/I/ here/ɔ/ fall/ʊ/ cook/ʌ/ but/ə/ circus/ər/ word/aj/ die/ɔj/ boy/aw/ about
/dʒ/ jail /h/ offer/ŋ/sing/∫/ fish/v/ lover/z/ easy/ð/ then/ʒ/ usual
Conclusion
Language teachers must analyze these types of interference to teach according
the students´ problems and needs.