基于语料库的研究生学术英语语篇中外壳名词使用分析被引量：56

A Corpus-based Study of Shell Nouns in the Graduates' EAP Writing

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摘要本文基于学习者学术英语语料库,考察了研究生学术英语语篇中外壳名词的使用特点,研究结果发现研究生整体缺乏使用外壳名词的意识,具体表现是使用的类符缺乏多样性、标准化频数明显少于本族语者;他们能够低频使用部分所属学科本族语者频繁使用的外壳名词,不同的学习者倾向于不重复地使用不同的外壳名词;学习者学术语篇中表达认知立场的外壳名词占绝大多数,对外壳名词的使用存在误用和缺省两种现象。本研究对学术英语写作和教学有借鉴意义。 Based on learners＇ EAP corpus, this research examines the features of shell nouns used in Chinese graduates＇ theses. The results indicate that there is a significant difference in the types and the standardized tokens of the shell nouns between Chinese learners＇ writing and native speakers＇ EAP writing in Charles study in 2003. Chinese graduate learners use the high-frequency shell nouns of their research area with low frequency and lack the consciousness of using shell nouns in their academic writing. A great majority of shell nouns are used to express epistemic stance and there exist misuse and omission of shell nouns in learners＇ writing. The findings are of significance to EAP writing and teaching.

作者娄宝翠

机构地区河南师范大学外国语学院

出处《外语教学》 CSSCI 北大核心 2013年第3期46-49,53,共5页 Foreign Language Education

基金国家社会科学基金资助项目"基于语料库的英语本土化研究及应用"(项目编号:07BYY022) 河南省教育厅人文社会科学研究项目"基于语料库的学术语篇衔接特征对比分析与应用"(项目编号:2012-QN-265)部分研究成果

关键词外壳名词学术英语立场 shell nouns EAP writing stance

分类号 H030 [语言文字—语言学]

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