英语人称代词第三人称单数在英语记叙文写作中作前指词的应用研究

Centering Theory in Realization of the 3rd Person Pronouns and Names as Anaphor in Discourse Coherence in Chinese EFL Students’ English Narrative Writing

本文从心理语言学研究方法着手，以定中论为理论框架，对30名美国人和60名中国大中学生在英语记叙文写作中如何使用代词第三人称单数进行研究。研究结果显示，英语本族语者与中国英语学习者在英语记叙文写作中使用作前指的第三人称代词无显著差异。

Using Centering Theory as the framework, the research reported here presents an initial attempt to study how Chinese EFL students use the third person pronouns and names as anaphor in English narrative writing. The participants in this research consist of 30 American native speakers who serve as contrast group, 60 college and high school students. The results of the experiment show that the Chinese EFL students' realization of the third person pronouns and nanes as anaphor in wring is in conformity with the tenets of centering theory and, generally, there is no striking difference in the use of the target words between English L1 speakers and Chinese EFL learners.