汉语第二语言学习者接受性词汇量实证研究

Investigation into Receptive Vocabulary Size of Second Language Learners of Chinese

本文自行编制了一套接受性词汇量测量工具,对139名汉语第二语言学习者进行了调查,结果显示:初、中、高级水平学习者的接受性词汇量分别为2464个、5464个、6679个。随着词汇难度的增加,接受性词汇量测量的正确率逐渐下降,但在乙级、丙级词上没有明显差异。中、高级水平学习者在不同难度等级上的接受性词汇量测量的正确率变化曲线相似,而初级水平的变化曲线与之迥异。本文还探讨词汇量界标的确定问题,并分析了与以往研究结果异同的原因。

With the self-designed measurement instrument, this paper investigates the receptive vocabulary size of 139 second language learners of Chinese. The findings show that the receptive vocabulary size of elementary, intermediate and advanced level learners are 2464, 5464, and 6679 respectively. With the increase in the lexical difficulty, the accuracy of their receptive vocabulary decreases gradually, but there is no significant difference between Yi and Bing- level vocabulary. The accuracy curves of different difficulty grades are similar among intermediate and advanced learners, while the curves are totally different among elementary learners. This paper also discusses the issue of vocabulary landmark and analyzes the reasons for similarities and differences compared with previous research results.