基于语料库的中国学生英语虚化动词搭配使用研究

论文摘要

搭配是指在产生自然语言过程中的词的组合方式。大量研究表明,搭配是非本族语者在英语学习过程中的难点之一。本研究采用语料库证据支持的中介语对比研究方法,重点探讨了中国英语专业学生的作文中四个虚化动词的搭配特征,通过对《中国英语专业学生笔语语料库》和BROWN语料库中四个虚化动词动名搭配的比较,从使用数量、使用的恰当性和使用的准确度等方面揭示了中国英语专业学生使用虚化动词搭配的特征。本研究表明,与美国本族语者比较,中国英语专业学生过度使用了这些虚化动词的搭配,但是他们使用的虚化动词的搭配类型较少。另外,尽管有些虚化动词的搭配为中国英语专业学习者和美国本族语者共用,但他们在词频和典型性方面存在很大差异。总的说来,中国英语专业学习者虚化动词搭配能力较弱。以中国英语专业学习者所使用的错误虚化动词搭配为中心,本研究对导致虚化动词错误的因素进行了分析。结果表明,万能动词效应、母语迁移、重复和回避等都是导致虚化动词搭配错误的主要原因。通过对结果的讨论分析,本研究得出了对英语教学的一些启示,比如,教师应注意增强学生的搭配意识并参照母语教授搭配。同时,通过使用语料库及检索来增加搭配输入也必不可少。另外,鼓励学生在口语及写作中尽量多的使用搭配也是一种学习搭配的有效方式。

论文目录

• Abstract
• 摘要
• List of Abbreviations
• List of Tables
• Chapter 1 Introduction
• Chapter 2 Literature Review
• 2.1 Introduction
• 2.2 Definitions of Collocation
• 2.3 Approaches to the Study on Collocation
• 2.3.1 The Lexical Approach
• 2.3.2 The Semantic Approach
• 2.3.3 The Structural Approach
• 2.4 Previous Studies of Delexical Verbs
• 2.4.1 Definitions of Delexical Verbs
• 2.4.2 Empirical Studies Related to Delexical Verbs
• 2.5 Research Gaps and Research Questions
• 2.6 Chapter Summary
• Chapter 3 Methodology
• 3.1 Introduction
• 3.2 The Method of Contrastive Interlanguage Analysis
• 3.3 A Corpus-based Approach
• 3.4 The Corpora Use in This Study
• 3.5 Selection of the Verbs to be Investigated
• 3.6 Instruments and Data Collection
• 3.6.1 MicroConcord
• 3.6.2 Collocation Extraction
• 3.6.3 Threshold Frequency
• 3.6.4 Procedures of Data Analysis
• 3.7 Chapter Summary
• Chapter 4 Results and Discussion
• 4.1 Introduction
• 4.2 Overall Frequency of the Collocations of the Delexical Verbs
• 4.3 Types of the Collocations of the Delexical Verbs
• 4.4 Shared Collocations of the Delexical Verbs
• 4.5 Typicality of the Collocations of the Delexical Verbs
• 4.6 Discrepancies of the Collocations of the Delexical Verbs
• 4.7 Factors Contributing to Deviant Collocations of the Delexical Verbs
• 4.7.1 L1 Interference
• 4.7.2 General Verb Effect
• 4.7.3 Overgeneralization
• 4.7.4 Ignorance of Collocational Restrictions
• 4.8 Chapter Summary
• Chapter 5 Pedagogical Implications
• 5.1 Introduction
• 5.2 Raising Awareness of Collocation
• 5.3 Teaching Collocations with Reference to the Chinese Language
• 5.4 Increasing the Collocation Input
• 5.5 Teachers' Feedback for Collocation Errors
• 5.6 Promoting Students Autonomy
• 5.7 Chapter Summary
• Chapter 6 Conclusion, Limitations, and Suggestions
• 6.1 Summary of the Study
• 6.2 Limitations and Suggestions
• References
• Appendix I Collocates of Have
• Appendix II Collocates of Get
• Appendix III Collocates of Make
• Appendix IV Collocates of Do
• Acknowledgements
• 学位论文评阅及答辩情况表