基于語料庫的中國英語學(xué)習(xí)者短語動詞的使用研究.pdf

1、西北師范大學(xué)碩士學(xué)位論文基于語料庫的中國英語學(xué)習(xí)者短語動詞的使用研究姓名：王鳳琴申請學(xué)位級別：碩士專業(yè)：@指導(dǎo)教師：@2008iiAbstract The present research adopts a corpus-based approach to investigate the Chinese EFL learners’ use of phrasal verbs. Unlike the previous researches

2、which are primarily conducted by experimental method, the present study is a corpus-based one which analyzes and describes the effect of the three independent variables (transitivity, separability and semantic transparen

3、cy) on PVs’ correct and incorrect use of learners at each level on the basis of the data collected form Chinese Learners English Corpus (CLEC) database. Based on the data obtained from CLEC assisted by computer and combi

4、ned with a manual data-analysis, the present study puts forward the following research questions: ? What is the distribution of PVs under investigation in sub-corpora St2 and St4? ? Are there any similarities in the us

5、e of PVs’ between two levels of learners? If yes, what are they? ? Are the effects of three independent variables on the correctness of PVs’ use statistically significant in each sub-corpus St2 and St4? If yes, which co

6、ntributes most to the correctness of PVs’ use? The present thesis consists of six chapters: Chapter One gives a brief introduction to the objective, the background, the significance and the research questions of the pre

7、sent study. Chapter Two presents a general literature review for the present study, including studies on phrasal verbs, compounds, semantic transparency and compounds. Chapter Three introduces the theoretical framework f

8、or the study in the aspects of interlanguage and error analysis, and chunking theory. Chapter Four is devoted to the research methods for the present study, which includes subject selection, corpus data collection and th

9、e procedures of choosing the phrasal verbs for investigation. The standards for data collection are explained and the procedures of building a small corpus for investigation are discussed Chapter Five focuses on the disc

10、ussing the major findings of the present research with the aim of exploring possible characteristic of PVs used by Chinese EFL learners. Chapter Six serves as a conclusion of the present study by providing a brief summar

11、y, pedagogical implication as well as limitations of the present research. The major findings are: 1) The meanings that the two levels of learners intend to convey by the same PV tend to be restricted to one or two entri