MORPHOSYNTACTIC ERRORS IN ENGLISH WRITING BY UZBEK LEARNERS: A CORPUS-BASED INVESTIGATION

The present study investigates morphosyntactic errors in the English writing of Uzbek learners using a corpus-based approach. A learner corpus of essays written by Uzbek university students was compiled and analyzed to identify error patterns in tense usage, subject-verb agreement, article application, plural forms, and word order. The findings reveal that the majority of errors stem from cross-linguistic influence of Uzbek and inadequate mastery of English grammatical rules. This study not only contributes to the theoretical understanding of error analysis but also provides empirical evidence for improving EFL pedagogy in Uzbekistan.