英语HAVE+a/an+NP构式习得的实证研究

An Empirical Research on the Acquisition of the‘HAVE + a/an +NP'Construction

本文基于构式语法相关理论,探讨了中国英语学习者对HAVE+a/an+NP构式的习得过程和机制。文章采用实证研究的方法,分析了英语专业四个年级的学习者在HAVE+a/an+NP构式的使用频数和意义类型上的差异。研究发现,不同语言水平的英语学习者在使用HAVE+a/an+NP构式的频数上有显著差异;在表达物质所属和社会所属意义时有显著差异,但在表达抽象所属和非人类所属或行为意义时则没有明显差异。错误分析表明,不同水平的语言学习者对于HAVE+a/an+NP构式意义的习得还没有扩展到非人类所属这一意义范畴上。

The paper investigates Chinese learners＇ acquisition of the ＇ HAVE ＋ a/an ＋NP＇ construction from the perspective of Construction Grammar. Based on a series of empirical studies, it analyzes the use frequency and the meaning representations between different levels of English majors. It finds that there is a significant difference in the use frequency of the ＇ HAVE ＋ a/an ＋NP＇ construction. When the meaning is concerned, there is only a significant difference on the material and social possessions. The error analyses show that all the four-level learners have not extended the fundamental use of the ＇HAVE ＋ a/an ＋NP＇ construction to the impersonal possessions.