Typical errors in song lyrics in English by Croatian performers

Lasić, Lucia

master's thesis

Typical errors in song lyrics in English by Croatian performers

Osijek: Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2020. urn:nbn:hr:142:730024

Lasić, Lucia

Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Department of English Language and Literature

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Lasić, L. (2020). Typical errors in song lyrics in English by Croatian performers (Master's thesis). Osijek: Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. Retrieved from https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:730024

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Lasić, Lucia. "Typical errors in song lyrics in English by Croatian performers." Master's thesis, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2020. https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:730024

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Lasić, L. (2020). 'Typical errors in song lyrics in English by Croatian performers', Master's thesis, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, accessed 29 November 2024, https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:730024

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Lasić L. Typical errors in song lyrics in English by Croatian performers [Master's thesis]. Osijek: Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences; 2020 [cited 2024 November 29] Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:730024

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L. Lasić, "Typical errors in song lyrics in English by Croatian performers", Master's thesis, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Osijek, 2020. Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:730024

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Title	Typical errors in song lyrics in English by Croatian performers
Title (croatian)	Tipične pogreške u tekstovima pjesama hrvatskih izvođača na engleskom jeziku
Author	Lucia Lasić
Mentor	Tanja Gradečak (mentor)
Committee member	Tanja Gradečak (predsjednik povjerenstva)
Committee member	Dubravka Vidaković Erdeljić (član povjerenstva)
Committee member	Goran Milić (član povjerenstva)
Granter	Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (Department of English Language and Literature) Osijek
Defense date and country	2020-09-28, Croatia
Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline	HUMANISTIC SCIENCES Philology Anglistics
Abstract	This paper deals with the analysis of typical errors in song lyrics in English made by Croatian performers. The results of the paper show that the musicians tend to accommodate their language to best suit and attract a wider range of audience. In this attempt of language manipulation, Croatian musicians opt for the English language, despite it being a foreign one, due to its widespread use and popularity. If one is to observe this transitional language between the performers’ mother tongue and target language, one would notice many sociolinguistic cues that provide a useful insight into the singers’ cognitive processes that take place in language production. This interlanguage used tends to be erroneous and therefore provides a useful pointer to constructions problematic for second language learners and to their success in second language usage. Some typical error types are the usage of slang, inappropriate word choice, inappropriate constructions and the usage of articles, which corroborates the previous research, with which the results are compared, and the hypothesis about the performers’ tendency to use the widespread, familiar register for their addressees.
Keywords
Language	english
URN:NBN	urn:nbn:hr:142:730024
Study programme	Title: English Language and Literature (double major); specializations in: Teacher Training, Translation and Interpreting Studies, Philology Course: Teacher Training Study programme type: university Study level: graduate Academic / professional title: magistar/magistra engleskog jezika i književnosti (magistar/magistra engleskog jezika i književnosti)
Study programme	Title: Croatian Language and Literature (double major); specializations in: Teacher Training, Research Studies Course: Teacher Training Study programme type: university Study level: graduate Academic / professional title: magistar/magistra hrvatskog jezika i književnosti (magistar/magistra hrvatskog jezika i književnosti)
Type of resource	Text
File origin	Born digital
Access conditions	Open access
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