拼音文字背景的外国学生汉字书写表征单位的初步研究

A Preliminary Study on the Handwriting Representation Unit of Chinese Characters by CSL Learners of Alphabetic Language Background

本研究采用基于数字墨水技术的实验方法,探讨拼音文字背景的外国学生在汉字书写中的表征单位,并考察书写表征单位是否与学生汉语水平和汉字结构有关。实验以36名学习汉语的拼音文字背景留学生为被试,要求被试用Anoto数码纸笔抄写24对形近字(例如"窄"与"容"),考察关键笔画间隔的停顿时间。结果发现:(1)关键笔画间隔在部件之内的停顿时间显著短于在部件之间,这种间隔位置效应与汉语水平无关,表明第二语言学习者与母语者一样,将部件作为其书写表征单位;(2)书写上下结构和左右结构汉字时,关键笔画间隔在部件之内的停顿时间都要比部件之间短,这表明部件作为书写表征单位不受汉字结构的影响。本研究结果提示我们在汉字书写教学中应重视部件的作用。

This paper has applied the digital ink to investigate the handwriting representation unit of Chinese characters by CSL learners of alphabetic language background and whether the representation unit is related to the language proficiency and character structures.The 36 participants were required to copy 24 pairs of orthographic-similar characters with the digital pen,like窄(zhai)and容(rong).The duration between the critical inter-stroke interval was recorded.The results showed that:(1)the duration was significantly longer when the critical inter-stroke interval was between the components than it was within a component,and the interval effect did not interact with the language proficiency,which indicated that the handwriting representation unit of Chinese characters by CSL learners was component;(2)the interval effect also appeared in both character structures as there was no significant difference between up-down and left-right characters.The results of this study remind us of paying more attention to the components in teaching Chinese character handwriting.