This study presents a comparative analysis of verb-noun collocation errors made by Chinese EFL learners with different language proficiency.Linguistic data from two sub-corpora of CLEC(Chinese Learner English Corpus,G...This study presents a comparative analysis of verb-noun collocation errors made by Chinese EFL learners with different language proficiency.Linguistic data from two sub-corpora of CLEC(Chinese Learner English Corpus,Gui&Yang,1999)consist of the compositions written freely by Chinese senior high school students(ST2)and the 3rd-and 4th-year English majors of Chinese universities(ST6).The study results show that four types of verb-noun collocation errors are frequently made due to incorrect L1 translation,misuse of relative synonyms,misuse of delexical verbs,and misuse of part of speech;the number of errors decreases with the development of language proficiency,especially errors by incorrect L1 translation and relative synonyms.And for both ST2 and ST6 EFL learners,errors resulted from incorrect L1 translation account for nearly a half with the same high-frequency words.It is also found that ST6 learners’competence in collocation and synonym identification doesn’t grow with the increase of their vocabulary,as is shown in the case of overusing delexical verbs in collocation,the same error made by ST2 learners,who have a significantly weaker command of delexical verbs.Implications of the findings are also discussed with the purpose of raising the awareness of collocation pedagogy and enhancing EFL learners’collocation competence.展开更多
We propose two error control techniques for numerical integrations in fast multiscale collocation methods for solving Fredholm integral equations of the second kind with weakly singular kernels. Both techniques utiliz...We propose two error control techniques for numerical integrations in fast multiscale collocation methods for solving Fredholm integral equations of the second kind with weakly singular kernels. Both techniques utilize quadratures for singular integrals using graded points. One has a polynomial order of accuracy if the integrand has a polynomial order of smoothness except at the singular point and the other has exponential order of accuracy if the integrand has an infinite order of smoothness except at the singular point. We estimate the order of convergence and computational complexity of the corresponding approximate solutions of the equation. We prove that the second technique preserves the order of convergence and computational complexity of the original collocation method. Numerical experiments are presented to illustrate the theoretical estimates.展开更多
In this paper, we consider the following problem:The quadratic spline collocation, with uniform mesh and the mid-knot points are taken as the collocation points for this problem is considered. With some assumptions, w...In this paper, we consider the following problem:The quadratic spline collocation, with uniform mesh and the mid-knot points are taken as the collocation points for this problem is considered. With some assumptions, we have proved that the solution of the quadratic spline collocation for the nonlinear problem can be written as a series expansions in integer powers of the mesh-size parameter. This gives us a construction method for using Richardson’s extrapolation. When we have a set of approximate solution with different mesh-size parameter a solution with high accuracy can he obtained by Richardson’s extrapolation.展开更多
Collocation method is put forward to solve the semiconductor problem with heat-conduction, whose mathematical model is described by an initial and boundary problem for a nonlinear partial differential equation system....Collocation method is put forward to solve the semiconductor problem with heat-conduction, whose mathematical model is described by an initial and boundary problem for a nonlinear partial differential equation system. One elliptic equation is for the electric potential, and three parabolic equations are for the electron concentration, hole concentration and heat-conduction. Using the prior estimate and technique of differential equations, we obtained almost optimal error estimates in L2.展开更多
This article describes how to assess an approximation in a wavelet collocation method which minimizes the sum of squares of residuals. In a research project several different types of differential equations were appro...This article describes how to assess an approximation in a wavelet collocation method which minimizes the sum of squares of residuals. In a research project several different types of differential equations were approximated with this method. A lot of parameters must be adjusted in the discussed method here. For example one parameter is the number of collocation points. In this article we show how we can detect whether this parameter is too small and how we can assess the error sum of squares of an approximation. In an example we see a correlation between the error sum of squares and a criterion to assess the approximation.展开更多
In this paper,the Fourier collocation method for solving the generalized Benjamin-Ono equation with periodic boundary conditions is analyzed.Stability of the semi-discrete scheme is proved and error estimate in H^(1/2...In this paper,the Fourier collocation method for solving the generalized Benjamin-Ono equation with periodic boundary conditions is analyzed.Stability of the semi-discrete scheme is proved and error estimate in H^(1/2)-norm is obtained.展开更多
Two-phase, incompressible, immiscible flow in porous media is governed by a coupled system of nonlinear partial differential equations. The pressure equation is elliptic, whereas the concentration equation is paraboli...Two-phase, incompressible, immiscible flow in porous media is governed by a coupled system of nonlinear partial differential equations. The pressure equation is elliptic, whereas the concentration equation is parabolic, and both are treated by the collocation scheme. Existence and uniqueness of solutions of the algorithm are proved. A optimal convergence analysis is given for the method.展开更多
In this work, we present a computational method for solving nonlinear Fredholm-Volterra integral equations of the second kind which is based on replacement of the unknown function by truncated series of well known Blo...In this work, we present a computational method for solving nonlinear Fredholm-Volterra integral equations of the second kind which is based on replacement of the unknown function by truncated series of well known Block-Pulse functions (BPfs) expansion. Error analysis is worked out that shows efficiency of the method. Finally, we also give some numerical examples.展开更多
In this paper, the fully discrete orthogonal collocation method for Sobolev equations is considered, and the equivalence for discrete Garlerkin method is proved. Optimal order error estimate is obtained.
In this paper, we study an efficient asymptotically correction of a-posteriori er- ror estimator for the numerical approximation of Volterra integro-differential equations by piecewise polynomial collocation method. T...In this paper, we study an efficient asymptotically correction of a-posteriori er- ror estimator for the numerical approximation of Volterra integro-differential equations by piecewise polynomial collocation method. The deviation of the error for Volterra integro- differential equations by using the defect correction principle is defined. Also, it is shown that for m degree piecewise polynomial collocation method, our method provides O（hm＋l） as the order of the deviation of the error. The theoretical behavior is tested on examples and it is shown that the numerical results confirm the theoretical part.展开更多
文摘This study presents a comparative analysis of verb-noun collocation errors made by Chinese EFL learners with different language proficiency.Linguistic data from two sub-corpora of CLEC(Chinese Learner English Corpus,Gui&Yang,1999)consist of the compositions written freely by Chinese senior high school students(ST2)and the 3rd-and 4th-year English majors of Chinese universities(ST6).The study results show that four types of verb-noun collocation errors are frequently made due to incorrect L1 translation,misuse of relative synonyms,misuse of delexical verbs,and misuse of part of speech;the number of errors decreases with the development of language proficiency,especially errors by incorrect L1 translation and relative synonyms.And for both ST2 and ST6 EFL learners,errors resulted from incorrect L1 translation account for nearly a half with the same high-frequency words.It is also found that ST6 learners’competence in collocation and synonym identification doesn’t grow with the increase of their vocabulary,as is shown in the case of overusing delexical verbs in collocation,the same error made by ST2 learners,who have a significantly weaker command of delexical verbs.Implications of the findings are also discussed with the purpose of raising the awareness of collocation pedagogy and enhancing EFL learners’collocation competence.
基金The NNSF (10371137 and 10201034) of Chinathe Foundation (20030558008) of Doctoral Program of National Higher Education, Guangdong Provincial Natural Science Foundation (1011170) of China and the Advanced Research Foundation of Zhongshan UniversityThe US National Science Foundation (9973427 and 0312113)NSF (10371122) of China and the Chinese Academy of Sciences under the program of "Hundred Distinguished Young Chinese Scientists."
文摘We propose two error control techniques for numerical integrations in fast multiscale collocation methods for solving Fredholm integral equations of the second kind with weakly singular kernels. Both techniques utilize quadratures for singular integrals using graded points. One has a polynomial order of accuracy if the integrand has a polynomial order of smoothness except at the singular point and the other has exponential order of accuracy if the integrand has an infinite order of smoothness except at the singular point. We estimate the order of convergence and computational complexity of the corresponding approximate solutions of the equation. We prove that the second technique preserves the order of convergence and computational complexity of the original collocation method. Numerical experiments are presented to illustrate the theoretical estimates.
基金The Project was supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China
文摘In this paper, we consider the following problem:The quadratic spline collocation, with uniform mesh and the mid-knot points are taken as the collocation points for this problem is considered. With some assumptions, we have proved that the solution of the quadratic spline collocation for the nonlinear problem can be written as a series expansions in integer powers of the mesh-size parameter. This gives us a construction method for using Richardson’s extrapolation. When we have a set of approximate solution with different mesh-size parameter a solution with high accuracy can he obtained by Richardson’s extrapolation.
基金The NNSF.MTYF(10126029)of China and the YF of Shandong University.
文摘Collocation method is put forward to solve the semiconductor problem with heat-conduction, whose mathematical model is described by an initial and boundary problem for a nonlinear partial differential equation system. One elliptic equation is for the electric potential, and three parabolic equations are for the electron concentration, hole concentration and heat-conduction. Using the prior estimate and technique of differential equations, we obtained almost optimal error estimates in L2.
文摘This article describes how to assess an approximation in a wavelet collocation method which minimizes the sum of squares of residuals. In a research project several different types of differential equations were approximated with this method. A lot of parameters must be adjusted in the discussed method here. For example one parameter is the number of collocation points. In this article we show how we can detect whether this parameter is too small and how we can assess the error sum of squares of an approximation. In an example we see a correlation between the error sum of squares and a criterion to assess the approximation.
基金supported by NSF of China(60874039)Leading Academic Discipline Project of Shanghai Municipal Education Commission(J50101)
文摘In this paper,the Fourier collocation method for solving the generalized Benjamin-Ono equation with periodic boundary conditions is analyzed.Stability of the semi-discrete scheme is proved and error estimate in H^(1/2)-norm is obtained.
基金Supported by NNSF of China(0441005)Research Fund for Doctoral Program of High Education by China State Education Ministry
文摘Two-phase, incompressible, immiscible flow in porous media is governed by a coupled system of nonlinear partial differential equations. The pressure equation is elliptic, whereas the concentration equation is parabolic, and both are treated by the collocation scheme. Existence and uniqueness of solutions of the algorithm are proved. A optimal convergence analysis is given for the method.
文摘In this work, we present a computational method for solving nonlinear Fredholm-Volterra integral equations of the second kind which is based on replacement of the unknown function by truncated series of well known Block-Pulse functions (BPfs) expansion. Error analysis is worked out that shows efficiency of the method. Finally, we also give some numerical examples.
文摘In this paper, the fully discrete orthogonal collocation method for Sobolev equations is considered, and the equivalence for discrete Garlerkin method is proved. Optimal order error estimate is obtained.
文摘In this paper, we study an efficient asymptotically correction of a-posteriori er- ror estimator for the numerical approximation of Volterra integro-differential equations by piecewise polynomial collocation method. The deviation of the error for Volterra integro- differential equations by using the defect correction principle is defined. Also, it is shown that for m degree piecewise polynomial collocation method, our method provides O（hm＋l） as the order of the deviation of the error. The theoretical behavior is tested on examples and it is shown that the numerical results confirm the theoretical part.
