英语程式语可学性的语言模因论解读

Interpretation of the Learnability of English Formulaic Sequences via Linguistic Memetics

程式语在语言中大量存在,却是二语习得的难点,学习者很难选择和使用地道的程式语。现有研究从语音学、语用学、心理学等领域出发,涉及程式语习得过程中的语音特征、生成机制、认知方式等,但对于其社会文化属性以及产生与传播方式等问题缺乏探讨。本研究借助认识论中的语言模因论,尝试回答程式语学习过程中的语言传播问题,分析程式语作为语言模因的依据及强弱区别,并探讨程式语的社会语境化特点。研究最终指出,程式语具有可学性,其习得必须遵从语言传播的周期性规律,同时要充分考虑程式语的社会意义在学习过程中的作用。这一结论有助于加深我们对程式语习得方法的理解。

Formulaic sequences(FSs)account for a large amount of language use,yet they are one of the most difficult aspects to master when learning a second language(L2),as it is difficult for learners to select and use FSs in a native-like way.Studies of FSs acquisition have been conducted from different perspectives,and the findings have involved the discussion of a variety of related topics,including the phonetic properties,generative mechanisms,and modes of cognition.However,little attention has been paid to the exploration of the socio-cultural properties of FSs or its modes of emergence and transmission.This study,which adopted a linguistic memetics perspective,analyzed the properties of FSs as linguistic memetics and their different realizations as strong and weak memes.By further exploring the social contextualization of FSs,we found that FSs are learnable and that the learning of FSs has to comply with the periodicity of language communication,while also taking the social meaning of FSs into consideration.