大学生英语写作中分裂句的特征--基于语料库的考察

A corpus-based study on cleft constructions of Chinese EFL writers

本文通过对比中国大学生和英语本族语者使用it分裂句和假分裂句的情况,探讨英语写作中分裂句的使用特点和异同。研究结果显示,中国学生与本族语者在分裂句使用上存在显著差异,在具体类型上存在过度使用和使用不足并存的特点;不同水平中国学生的分裂句使用也存在差异,it分裂句和假分裂句的使用频率随着年级的提高呈现出线性起伏的趋势。本研究的结论对认识书面语中介语句法发展的特点具有启示。

This paper studies the use of cleft constructions in argumentative writing by Chinese EFL writers,as compared comparison to a native English corpus. The study has found that there are significant differences in the use of cleft constructions between Chinese EFL learners and the English native speakers,and also among different levels of Chinese EFL learners,showing fluctuating patterns in the use of cleft 'it' and pseudo clefts. In terms of the specific cleft construction types,there exist both overuse and under-use problems in Chinese EFL learners' writing. The findings of this study may contribute to the understanding of the learners' interlanguage syntactic development and have implications for the teaching of EFL writing.