英语专业学习者请求语用石化现象探究

On the Pragmatic Fossilization of Request by English Majors

本研究通过使用扩展的语篇完形测试,以请求言语行为为研究目标,对英语专业学习者的语用石化现象和成因进行了调查。结果显示英语专业学习者的请求语用能力与母语者的标准还有较大差距,存在语用石化现象。同时,结合学习者背景问卷分析,本文提出如果阅读和记忆剥离了语用信息后的各种表达式只会加速石化进程。

The present research investigates the phenomena and causes of pragmatic fossilization of English majors, with request speech act being the research target and by adopting the extended discourse completion test. The results show that a great gap lies between the English majors＇ pragmatic competence and the native speakers＇, which manifests the existence of pragmatic fossilization. Based on the analysis of the learners＇ background information, this article proposes that reading and memorizing pragmatic forms irrespective of their pragmatic forces accelerates the pace of fossilization.