英语学习者书面表达中词汇强势语的误用分析

Misuse analysis of the lexical intensifiers in written expressions of English learners

对某高校四个组的书面表达分析结果表明,误用词汇强势语在学习者书面表达中比较普遍。误用词类、误用易混词、拼写失误、堆砌副词、选词不当、搭配失误、语序错误、误用比较、误用修饰词、误用情态和过度重复是其主要类型。母语干扰、汉式思维、粗心和对目的语词汇强势语掌握不好是导致上述误用的主因。学习者应养成用英语思考的习惯、注重母语与目的语的词汇强势语的对照比较、进行有意识的相关训练,以提高运用目的语词汇强势语的准确性。

The analysis of the written expressions contributed by four groups from a certain university indicates that it is relatively common for English learners to misuse lexical intensifiers in their compositions. Improper use of parts of speech, misuse of confusing intensifiers, spelling er- rors,adverb stacking, improper choice of intensifiers,mismatch of collocations,wrong word order, misuse of the comparative and modifiers, misuse of modal expressions and over-repetition are the main types of misuse of lexical intensifiers. Interference of the mother tongue,thinking in Chinese, carelessness and poor command of the lexical intensifiers of the target language are the chief causes. Learners should develop the habit of thinking in English,pay attention to the contrastive comparison between lexical intensifiers of the mother tongue and the target language, and have conscious relevant training to improve the accuracy of using the lexical intensifiers of the target language.