The Follow up Move Research has been deepening after it was first defined in 1975 by Sinclair and Coulthard, but it has not been paid attention in China, let alone study its effect in the classroom. In this essay base...The Follow up Move Research has been deepening after it was first defined in 1975 by Sinclair and Coulthard, but it has not been paid attention in China, let alone study its effect in the classroom. In this essay based on the author＇s literature reading, the Follow up move functions and their language features are classified; its pragmatic motivations are researched and some factors which affect its relevance of occurrence are studied. Then with this guide of the frame four teachers classroom follow up moves are studied. Finally, the other scholars＇ findings in this field are commented and then the author＇s own insights are put forward.展开更多
Interpersonal function is one of the three metafunctions of language. This paper investigates the interpersonal meanings in Chinese cosmetic advertising discourse from mood, modality and appraise the three aspects. Ba...Interpersonal function is one of the three metafunctions of language. This paper investigates the interpersonal meanings in Chinese cosmetic advertising discourse from mood, modality and appraise the three aspects. Based on an exploratory study of data of six typical Chinese cosmetic advertising discourses, the paper claims that the distribution of mood and modality has close link with the interpersonal meaning in advertising. The Functional Grammar and Appraisal System help to reveal the interpersonal meanings of the discourse concerned.展开更多
Based on the discussion of the connation of parataxis in English, this thesis explores how parataxis appears in different varieties in English, social, situational and functional, with the emphasis on the parataxis in...Based on the discussion of the connation of parataxis in English, this thesis explores how parataxis appears in different varieties in English, social, situational and functional, with the emphasis on the parataxis in functional varieties, which is further classified into economical parataxis and aesthetic parataxis. Pragmatically, parataxis in social varieties is used unconsciously, in functional varieties, consciously, so as to achieve linguistic brevity or aesthetic values, and in situational varieties, moderately consciously.展开更多
Language plays an important role in interpersonal communication, among which the importance of formulaic language shall never be under-estimated. Reflected in not only the language of individual language users but als...Language plays an important role in interpersonal communication, among which the importance of formulaic language shall never be under-estimated. Reflected in not only the language of individual language users but also language community, formulaic language could help establish and maintain human relationships. Meanwhile, interpersonal function is the most important one among the three metafunctions of language. The present paper aims to find the interface between functional grammar and the study of formulaic language, and consequently the significance of formulaic language in the realization of interoersonal function.展开更多
This paper focuses on the application of systemic Functional Grammar （SFG） to language study. By providing a sample of text analysis from the systemic functional point of view, the paper illustrates how this approac...This paper focuses on the application of systemic Functional Grammar （SFG） to language study. By providing a sample of text analysis from the systemic functional point of view, the paper illustrates how this approach can be helpful to language teaching.展开更多
This paper reviews three main perspectives of chunk analyses： traditional phraseological, psycholinguistic, and corpus linguistic perspectives. Traditional phraseological perspective focuses on syntactic and semantic...This paper reviews three main perspectives of chunk analyses： traditional phraseological, psycholinguistic, and corpus linguistic perspectives. Traditional phraseological perspective focuses on syntactic and semantic aspects of chunks and its most important criteria of chunk identifications and classifications are compositionality and frozenness/fixedness. Psycholinguistic perspective focuses on the psychological salience of chunks and its most important criterion of identifying a chunk is whether it is processed as a whole unit. Corpus linguistic perspective focuses on frequencies of chunks and its identification of chunks is done on the basis of frequency counts. All of the three perspectives have tapped into the phenomenon of multi-word combinations and yielded fruitful findings on the use of chunks in aspects of quantitative, syntactic, semantic, functional, and psychological features; however, each has their pros and cons展开更多
This research,grounded in the theory of discourse intonation,investigates Chinese EFL learners' intonation features in interactive context.Its research findings reveal that Chinese EFL learners differ from British...This research,grounded in the theory of discourse intonation,investigates Chinese EFL learners' intonation features in interactive context.Its research findings reveal that Chinese EFL learners differ from British native speakers in their application of tone units,prominence selection and tone choice.It further points out that these intonation features are caused on the one hand by Chinese EFL learners' relatively low English proficiency level and on the other hand by their lack of awareness of the communicative and discourse function of intonation.Based on these findings,this research proposes that a discourse-based awareness-raising approach to intonation teaching in the input-poor Chinese EFL context might be of pedagogical necessity and effectiveness.展开更多
The traditional method of assessing students' writing puts too much emphasis on the grammatical errors, which often frustrates and bores student writers. In view of this situation, this paper, employing systemic f...The traditional method of assessing students' writing puts too much emphasis on the grammatical errors, which often frustrates and bores student writers. In view of this situation, this paper, employing systemic functional approach, puts forward a new perspective on assessing writing — a textual metafunction perspective, by analyzing the Thematic structure both above and at the clausal level and uncovering the strengths and weaknesses of the student's writing, and giving it a full functional analysis from the three metafuncitons. In the end, the paper points out the pedagogical implications of this method in English writing assessing and teaching.展开更多
Danesi advocates that conceptual fluency should be the aim of foreign language teaching. This paper propounds its theoretical basis by reflecting on the philosophical and linguistic trends in modern era, and points ou...Danesi advocates that conceptual fluency should be the aim of foreign language teaching. This paper propounds its theoretical basis by reflecting on the philosophical and linguistic trends in modern era, and points out the defects of Danesi's theory, insisting that conceptual fluency should be built on both the lexical and grammatical levels. It then exemplifies the implementation of the theory in actual teaching practice.展开更多
This paper attempts to demonstrate how certain theories of Halliday's SFL can analyze the implicit subject of the short story Cat in the Rain written by Ernest Hemingway. The paper will explore in two areas of the...This paper attempts to demonstrate how certain theories of Halliday's SFL can analyze the implicit subject of the short story Cat in the Rain written by Ernest Hemingway. The paper will explore in two areas of the tenor of interpersonal function and transitivity of experiential meta-function. The purpose of the paper tries to verify unconcerned relationship among people in it and the writer's writing style-iceberg rule and the operative theory of SFL on the analysis of literary text.展开更多
This paper illustrates the language-learning-supporting features of a monolingual English learner＇s dictionary, the Macmillan English Dictionary for Advanced Learners （ 2002 ） , a product of ＂ a learner-based phil...This paper illustrates the language-learning-supporting features of a monolingual English learner＇s dictionary, the Macmillan English Dictionary for Advanced Learners （ 2002 ） , a product of ＂ a learner-based philosophy. ＂ It gives a detailed mapping of the user-friendliness of the dictionary in question and points out that MEDAL is helpful to learners of English mainly because it answers both their decoding and encoding needs. To further explore the potential of a good learner＇s dictionary, the current author also discusses the role of an English teacher in helping his/her students to make better use of the dictionary, and consequently ensures the supportiveness of MEDAL in the language learning process.展开更多
This study investigated the resetting process of the articles＇ parameters by Chinese English learners with a Forced Choice Elicitation Task on the basis of the Article Choice Parameter and Fluctuation Hypothesis prop...This study investigated the resetting process of the articles＇ parameters by Chinese English learners with a Forced Choice Elicitation Task on the basis of the Article Choice Parameter and Fluctuation Hypothesis proposed by Ionin, Ko and Wexler （2004）. It was found that Chinese English learners fluctuate between definiteness and specificity, the two parameter-settings of articles. Our findings are consistent with the Fluctuation Hypothesis. Their performance can be accounted for under the theoretical framework of Distributed Morphology. The difficulty in article acquisition lies in the fact that Chinese English learners can not easily identify the correct features in the specification of syntactic terminal nodes as well as the vocabulary items, but they possess the syntactic knowledge and they can access the definiteness parameter setting with enough L2 input. Chinese English learners＇ interlanguage syntax is not impaired and UG full access is supported.展开更多
文摘The Follow up Move Research has been deepening after it was first defined in 1975 by Sinclair and Coulthard, but it has not been paid attention in China, let alone study its effect in the classroom. In this essay based on the author＇s literature reading, the Follow up move functions and their language features are classified; its pragmatic motivations are researched and some factors which affect its relevance of occurrence are studied. Then with this guide of the frame four teachers classroom follow up moves are studied. Finally, the other scholars＇ findings in this field are commented and then the author＇s own insights are put forward.
文摘Interpersonal function is one of the three metafunctions of language. This paper investigates the interpersonal meanings in Chinese cosmetic advertising discourse from mood, modality and appraise the three aspects. Based on an exploratory study of data of six typical Chinese cosmetic advertising discourses, the paper claims that the distribution of mood and modality has close link with the interpersonal meaning in advertising. The Functional Grammar and Appraisal System help to reveal the interpersonal meanings of the discourse concerned.
文摘Based on the discussion of the connation of parataxis in English, this thesis explores how parataxis appears in different varieties in English, social, situational and functional, with the emphasis on the parataxis in functional varieties, which is further classified into economical parataxis and aesthetic parataxis. Pragmatically, parataxis in social varieties is used unconsciously, in functional varieties, consciously, so as to achieve linguistic brevity or aesthetic values, and in situational varieties, moderately consciously.
文摘Language plays an important role in interpersonal communication, among which the importance of formulaic language shall never be under-estimated. Reflected in not only the language of individual language users but also language community, formulaic language could help establish and maintain human relationships. Meanwhile, interpersonal function is the most important one among the three metafunctions of language. The present paper aims to find the interface between functional grammar and the study of formulaic language, and consequently the significance of formulaic language in the realization of interoersonal function.
文摘This paper focuses on the application of systemic Functional Grammar （SFG） to language study. By providing a sample of text analysis from the systemic functional point of view, the paper illustrates how this approach can be helpful to language teaching.
文摘This paper reviews three main perspectives of chunk analyses： traditional phraseological, psycholinguistic, and corpus linguistic perspectives. Traditional phraseological perspective focuses on syntactic and semantic aspects of chunks and its most important criteria of chunk identifications and classifications are compositionality and frozenness/fixedness. Psycholinguistic perspective focuses on the psychological salience of chunks and its most important criterion of identifying a chunk is whether it is processed as a whole unit. Corpus linguistic perspective focuses on frequencies of chunks and its identification of chunks is done on the basis of frequency counts. All of the three perspectives have tapped into the phenomenon of multi-word combinations and yielded fruitful findings on the use of chunks in aspects of quantitative, syntactic, semantic, functional, and psychological features; however, each has their pros and cons
文摘This research,grounded in the theory of discourse intonation,investigates Chinese EFL learners' intonation features in interactive context.Its research findings reveal that Chinese EFL learners differ from British native speakers in their application of tone units,prominence selection and tone choice.It further points out that these intonation features are caused on the one hand by Chinese EFL learners' relatively low English proficiency level and on the other hand by their lack of awareness of the communicative and discourse function of intonation.Based on these findings,this research proposes that a discourse-based awareness-raising approach to intonation teaching in the input-poor Chinese EFL context might be of pedagogical necessity and effectiveness.
文摘The traditional method of assessing students' writing puts too much emphasis on the grammatical errors, which often frustrates and bores student writers. In view of this situation, this paper, employing systemic functional approach, puts forward a new perspective on assessing writing — a textual metafunction perspective, by analyzing the Thematic structure both above and at the clausal level and uncovering the strengths and weaknesses of the student's writing, and giving it a full functional analysis from the three metafuncitons. In the end, the paper points out the pedagogical implications of this method in English writing assessing and teaching.
文摘Danesi advocates that conceptual fluency should be the aim of foreign language teaching. This paper propounds its theoretical basis by reflecting on the philosophical and linguistic trends in modern era, and points out the defects of Danesi's theory, insisting that conceptual fluency should be built on both the lexical and grammatical levels. It then exemplifies the implementation of the theory in actual teaching practice.
文摘This paper attempts to demonstrate how certain theories of Halliday's SFL can analyze the implicit subject of the short story Cat in the Rain written by Ernest Hemingway. The paper will explore in two areas of the tenor of interpersonal function and transitivity of experiential meta-function. The purpose of the paper tries to verify unconcerned relationship among people in it and the writer's writing style-iceberg rule and the operative theory of SFL on the analysis of literary text.
文摘This paper illustrates the language-learning-supporting features of a monolingual English learner＇s dictionary, the Macmillan English Dictionary for Advanced Learners （ 2002 ） , a product of ＂ a learner-based philosophy. ＂ It gives a detailed mapping of the user-friendliness of the dictionary in question and points out that MEDAL is helpful to learners of English mainly because it answers both their decoding and encoding needs. To further explore the potential of a good learner＇s dictionary, the current author also discusses the role of an English teacher in helping his/her students to make better use of the dictionary, and consequently ensures the supportiveness of MEDAL in the language learning process.
基金supported by Youth Scientific and Technological Innovation Foundation for Shandong Agricultural University(NO:23859)~~
文摘This study investigated the resetting process of the articles＇ parameters by Chinese English learners with a Forced Choice Elicitation Task on the basis of the Article Choice Parameter and Fluctuation Hypothesis proposed by Ionin, Ko and Wexler （2004）. It was found that Chinese English learners fluctuate between definiteness and specificity, the two parameter-settings of articles. Our findings are consistent with the Fluctuation Hypothesis. Their performance can be accounted for under the theoretical framework of Distributed Morphology. The difficulty in article acquisition lies in the fact that Chinese English learners can not easily identify the correct features in the specification of syntactic terminal nodes as well as the vocabulary items, but they possess the syntactic knowledge and they can access the definiteness parameter setting with enough L2 input. Chinese English learners＇ interlanguage syntax is not impaired and UG full access is supported.
