基于语料库的中国英语学习者心理类外壳名词构式习得研究

A Corpus-based Study on Acquisition Mode of Chinese Learners’ Collostruction of Psychological Shell Nouns

基于学习者语料库数据,以构式搭配理论为框架,分析了不同水平学习者心理类外壳名词的使用情况及其和本族语者的差异,探讨了学习者二语构式习得模式。研究表明:中国英语学习者对心理类外壳名词构式的使用随英语水平大体呈逐渐进步趋势;但和英语本族语者相比,学习者对于外壳名词的功能缺乏理解和应用能力,存在使用不足和使用过度现象;大部分学习者不善于使用外壳名词构式体现名词的具体信息,过少使用“外壳名词+从句”这一构式,但高水平学习者过度使用部分构式。分析可知以上现象的主要原因有:构式实例接触不够,教学中缺乏构式讲解,母语负迁移影响以及教学迁移造成的过度概括。

Different-level Chinese learners'use of psychological shell nouns and the difference from that of native speakers'were analyzed within the framework of Collostruction Theory based on learner corpora data,learners'second language collostruction acquisition mode being explored as well.The findings show that Chinese learners'collostruction knowledge has developed as their learning level improves.However,compared with native speakers,they have demonstrated an inadequate understanding and application ability of the discourse functions of shell nouns shown by the common lack of use or overuse.Most of them are inapt at utilizing shell noun collostruction to reveal specific information of shell nouns and use fewer"Shell Nouns that"collostruction than native speakers,but high-level learners tend to overuse some collostructions.These are attributed mainly to factors of inadequate access to collostruction examples,lack of elaboration on collostruction in teaching,L1 negative transfer and overgeneralization due to teaching transfer.