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METHODOLOGY, THE MAIN FINDINGS - Coggle Diagram
METHODOLOGY
A Corpus of Present Perfect Sample
Aim
To examine to what extent PP in textbooks used in Thailand corresponds with real-life usage
Result
Representative and comparable in terms of the target learners
Form
All of them were converted to plain text (.txt file) for the compilation of an electronic corpus of the present perfect samples in textbooks
General corpora
(1) British English 2006
(2) American English 2006
Reason:
Relate to a comparison with English textbooks
In order to compare the use of Present Perfect in authentic English
Limitation
No distinction in the use of PP in spoken
and written registers cannot be made
THE MAIN FINDINGS
2)Continuing from past to the present
HAVE + Past participle state/activity verb + [Time adverbial e.g. always/since/ for
6) Discovery
'find‘, show‘, expose‘, reveal‘, demonstrate‘,
exhibit‘, indicate‘, observe‘, and examine‘
4) Experience
Selects verbs denoting sensory,
such as 'see‘, hear‘, experience‘, notice‘, and taste‘
3) Change of condition
HAVE + Past participle verb denoting ‘change’ + the present tense
1) Accomplishment with relevance to the present
HAVE + Past participle accomplishment verb + the present tense
7) Possession
HAVE + got
5) Recency
Contain an accomplishment verb, and the construction frequently co-occurs with the adverbials, 'just‘ and 'recently'