Abstract
This study analyzed parts of speech found in forty Aesop’s fables with specific attention to the categories and frequencies of nouns and verbs used. This study aimed to analyze the most used of nouns and verbs in the stories. The material used in the forty selected Aesop’s fable from the website entitled http://www.bbc.co.uk. An analysis of the types of words was done using the program entitled https://open.xerox.com as an instrument for collecting data. The statistics used in data collection was percentage. The results of the study showed that there were two types of nouns and two types of verb in the selected Aesop fables. “Common Nouns” was the most commonly used with a frequency of 95.47%, and “action verbs” were the most commonly used with a frequency of 83.62%. Furthermore, “gerund” was also found in these Aesop fables. Comprehending types of words will help strengthen reading efficiency, reduce confusion of words usage as well as for readers to fully enjoy reading.
Highlights
Education is the process of learning for the growth of the prosperity of the people in society
That is accomplished through teaching, practicing, training and cultural inheritance, academic progress creativity, knowledge constructing which arise from the environment, society, learning and supporting factors throughout a person's lifetime (Thailand Education Act of B.E. 2542, 1999)
Education is an important instrument for developing people for globalization through the process of learning, teaching, and technology
Summary
Education is the process of learning for the growth of the prosperity of the people in society. That is accomplished through teaching, practicing, training and cultural inheritance, academic progress creativity, knowledge constructing which arise from the environment, society, learning and supporting factors throughout a person's lifetime (Thailand Education Act of B.E. 2542, 1999). Education is an important instrument for developing people for globalization through the process of learning, teaching, and technology. Language is a means of communication and connection all around the world, and English is regarded as a language that is used on the internet by most of the people in the world and the fourth most spoken (Internet World Users by Language, 2010). English language is a common language and is spoken in many countries.
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