信息结构理论观照下的二语写作

Reflections on Second Language Writing from the Perspective of Information Structure Theory

着眼于篇章建构的视角越来越成为近年来写作教学改革的明显趋势。语篇不仅是一个简单的语法单位,也是发话者(写作者)向读者(接收者)传递信息的语义单位。而语篇生成过程中信息度的处理成为语篇连贯、衔接和结构优化的关键手段之一。信息结构和信息度的合理安排也直接关系到语篇能否达到最大的"可及性"。在写作教学过程中强调信息结构的处理有助于改善目前英语写作篇章质量普遍薄弱的现状。

In recent years,a focus on discourse construction has become a more evident trend in the reform of English teaching writing.Discourse is not only a small grammatical unit,but also a semantic unit by which the speaker（author）delivers messages to the reade（rreceiver）.How to address the informativity is one of the key approaches to discourse coherence,cohesion and improvement of structure.The reasonable arrangement of information structure and informativity is directly connected with the maximum ＂accessibility＂of a text.A stress on the theory of information structure in writing class serves to change the current situation that the discourse quality of English writing is not satisfying in China.