Dunglish, Spanglish, Franglais, or just correct English!?!

[KJM85]

Hi everyone,

I am currently doing a very interesting experiment on English written by non-native speakers. I asked Dutch people to write a text and I want to know how native English speakers perceive the text and the author.

Do you want to help me with my experiment?
Experiment

This link will direct you to the online questionnaire and filling it in will take more or less 5 minutes.

Thank you in advance.

ps: I still need about 7 people to complete my questionnaire, so can you please help me??

 

[Barb_D]

I've completed the survey. To be honest, it reads like someone whose native language is English but who is not being careful, except for gets/is getting, which is a non-native mistake.

 

[KJM85]

Hi Barb,

Thank you for completing my questionnaire and your feedback. :-D

I asked Dutch students at the University to write the text, so that is why the text might read as if a native person wrote it.
However, there were some non-native errors in the text which the Dutch and also Germans often make these type of mistakes.

 

[BobK]

Good survey, Karin. What tool did you use to make it?

The text was very well written, with only a few - not so bad - lapses. The Dutch are remarkable linguists ;-)

b

 

[Tdol]

I answered, though some of the choices were not particularly clear- the educated/uneducated one I was a bit wary of as it can be a loaded term.

 

[KJM85]

Dear Tdol and BobK,

Thank you very much for filling in my questionnaire and the feedback

@ Bobk: I am not sure what you mean by tool, but in case you mean the program: it's called NetQ, I got it from a teacher at the university. I preferred NetQ because it doesn't have advertisements.

@ Tdol: well, a person can be educated but still write a crappy text.. ;-)

 

[Barb_D]

@ Tdol: well, a person can be educated but still write a crappy text.. ;-)

That is certainly the truth! And it's a happy truth, because it's one of the reasons I have a job.

 

[BobK]

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@ Bobk: I am not sure what you mean by tool, but in case you mean the program: it's called NetQ, I got it from a teacher at the university. I preferred NetQ because it doesn't have advertisements.

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Yes, that's what I meant. When a piece of software does a useful job, it's often called a 'tool'. Thanks. :up:;-)

b

 

[KJM85]

@ Barb: I am happy this truth help you pay your bills :-D

@ BobK: So, I learned something new. I had a feeling you meant the software program (=tool ), I was just not sure...