二语学术写作引用话语的文本借用策略特征——以英语专业硕士论文为例

Textual Borrowing Features in Citations of L2 Academic Writing

本文以10篇硕士论文为语料,探讨引用话语的文本借用策略使用类型及其在二语学术写作中的分布特征。研究发现:1)文本借用策略的使用类型共有五种,且使用频率由多到少为:概括、释义、复制、翻译和直接引用;2)文本借用策略在论文正文四个部分均有出现,且出现频率由多到少为:文献综述、讨论、研究方法和研究结果,其中,复制策略的使用频率在文献综述中最高。

This paper, based on a corpus of 10 MA theses, examines the types and features of textual borrowing used in citations of L2 academic writing. Data analysis reveals that ： 1 ） the five types of textual borrowing are ： summarizing, paraphrasing, copying, translating and direct quotation in terms of decreasing frequency; 2） textual borrowing strategies are used most in literature review section, followed by discussion, method and result, and copying is most frequently employed in literature review section.