准确率标准和初现率标准略谈

A note on the accuracy criterion and the emergence criterion

本文讨论语言习得研究中的习得标准问题 ,着重介绍并评述两种习得标准 :1 )准确率标准 ,2 )初现率标准。通过引用习得研究实例 ,从理论和研究方法两方面来说明 ,准确率标准不适于语言习得研究 ,尤其不适于以考察习得过程或中介语发展过程为目的的研究。相反 ,建立在心理语言学理论基础上的"初现率标准"则能比较好地为研究者提供观察、描写的角度 。

The present paper centers around one of the key issues in language acquisition research, i.e., the acquisition criterion. Two criteria are introduced and critiqued: 1) the accuracy criterion; 2) the emergence criterion. Through a review of some previous studies, and from the theoretical and methodological perspective, the author argues that the 'accuracy criterion' is not suitable for language acquisition research, especially research with a focus on the acquisition process. In contrast, the psycholinguistics based 'emergence criterion' can provide more objective evidence for observing, describing and explaining the developmental process of the inter language from its emergence to maturity.