摘要
本研究考察英语专业学生词汇衔接手段的运用情况。研究者收集了高、低年级两组共125名英语专业学生的定题语篇,对重复、同(近)义词、上义词和总括词等四种词汇衔接手段在写作语篇中的使用频率进行了量化分析。研究发现:(1)在使用词汇衔接时,英语专业学生过度使用重复手段,其它三种手段的使用也有问题,严重地影响了语篇的质量。(2)学习者对词汇衔接手段的习得很可能落后于其整体英语水平的发展。本研究的结果对于中、高级英语学习者的词汇衔接习得和教学研究具有重要启示。
This study explores how English majors make use of lexical cohesive devices and possible difficulties they would meet.A quantitative analysis was conducted on 125 texts written by 65 first-year graduates and 60 sophomores in terms of the frequency of repetition,synonym,superordinate and general words.It was found that(1) a low textual quality,marked by redundancy and sloppy discourse,was caused by an overuse of repetition and EFL learners would meet some difficulties in using cohesive devices;and(2) EFL learners' acquisition of lexical cohesive devices may lag behind their overall English proficiency.This study carries considerable implications for intermediate or advanced EFL learners' acquisition and instruction of lexical cohesion.
出处
《当代外语研究》
2012年第8期46-50,78,共5页
Contemporary Foreign Language Studies
基金
天津市社科立项(编号TJWY11-041)支持
