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中美大学生作文的对比修辞研究

作　者: 游振磊
导　师: 刘春燕
学　校: 江西师范大学
专　业: 外国语言学及应用语言学
关键词: 对比修辞语篇分析大学生英语写作教学
分类号: H319
类　型: 硕士论文
年　份: 2010年
下　载: 130次
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ESL写作教学在英语教学中占有重要地位。在传统的写作课堂上,教师更多的是关注写作的语法、词汇及体裁的教学,而忽视了对比修辞学习的积极作用。由此,导致了我国大学生英语作文在语篇结构、语言的使用等方面始终受到母语迁移的影响,制约着大学生英语写作能力的提高。本文以对比修辞理论为指导,运用语篇分析的方法探讨了中美大学生在英语写作中存在的语篇差异。论文在对比修辞研究方法以及语篇分析方法的框架内,对中美大学生议论文的语篇特征进行了定量和定性的研究,试图丰富对比修辞研究在大学生议论文写作方面的跨文化研究。本研究选取了60篇大学生英语作文,其中30篇为中国大学生英语作文,另外30篇为美国大学生英语作文。美国大学生英语作文选自王秋海主编的《美国大学生作文选》,中国大学生英语作文选自文秋芳等主编的《中国大学生英语口笔语语料库》中的学习者书面作文子库(WECCL)。通过分析60篇学习者作文,我们发现中国学习者的英语作文在连接词的使用、有标记主位、段落范式和语篇结构方面与美国学生有显著差异。文章认为,造成这些修辞差异的原因是多方面、深层次的。其中最主要的有两个方面:一方面来自语言文化的修辞范式的复杂性和多变性;另一方面,它们是学习者受到发展性因素的影响、学校教学系统的影响和写作经验不足的影响等所采用的写作策略。作者认为教师在英语写作课堂上对于不同语言及文化存在的差异应充分重视,不能片面强调学习语言本身,而是要将语言、文化二者结合起来进行教学。

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Abstract  3-5
摘要  5-9
Chapter one Introduction  9-15
  1.1 Background  9-11
  1.2 Significance of the Study  11-13
    1.2.1 Theoretical Significance  11-12
    1.2.2 Pedagogical Significance  12-13
  1.3 Outline of the Thesis  13-15
Chapter two Literature Review  15-32
  2.1 Contrastive Rhetoric  15-23
    2.1.1 General Retrospection of Contrastive Rhetoric  15-21
      2.1.1.1 Kaplan’s Study  15-18
      2.1.1.2 Major Findings of the Past 40 Years  18-21
    2.1.2 Empirical Studies of Chinese-English Contrastive Rhetoric  21-23
  2.2 Discourse Analysis  23-31
    2.2.1 General Introduction to Discourse Analysis  23-25
    2.2.2 Target Discourse Features of the Present Study  25-28
      2.2.2.1 Conjunction  25-26
      2.2.2.2 Theme and Rheme  26-27
      2.2.2.3 Paragraph Organization  27
      2.2.2.4 Text Pattern  27-28
    2.2.3 Empirical Studies Home and Abroad  28-31
  2.3 Summary  31-32
Chapter three Methodology and Procedure  32-40
  3.1 Research Questions  32
  3.2 Corpus Source and Data Selection  32-33
  3.3 Analysis Procedure and Operational Definition  33-39
    3.3.1 Analysis Procedure  33-34
    3.3.2 2 Criteria of Data Analysis  34-39
      3.3.2.1 Conjunctions  34-36
      3.3.2.2 Marked and Unmarked Theme  36-37
      3.3.2.3 Paragraph Organization  37-38
      3.3.2.4 Text Pattern: The Position of the Thesis Statement in Text  38-39
  3.4 Summary  39-40
Chapter four Results and Discussion  40-59
  4.1 Results  40-46
    4.1.1 Frequency of Conjunctions  40-42
    4.1.2 Marked and Unmarked Theme  42-43
    4.1.3 Patterns of Paragraph Organization  43-44
    4.1.4 Text Pattern: The Position of Thesis Statement  44-46
  4.2 Discussion  46-57
    4.2.1 Differences and Similarities between NS and NNS in Conjunctions  46-50
      4.2.1.1 Question 1: What are the differences in the use of conjunction between native English speakers and Chinese ESL learners?  46-48
      4.2.1.2 Comparison with Previous Studies  48-50
    4.2.2 Discussion of the Results of Marked and Unmarked Theme  50-52
      4.2.2.1 Question 2: What are the features of the usage of marked theme 6y native English speakers and Chinese ESL learners  50-52
      4.2.2.2 Comparison with Previous Studies  52
    4.2.3 Patterns of Paragraph Organization in NS and NNS  52-56
      4.2.3.1 Question 3: What are the different types of paragraph organization employed by native English speakers and Chinese ESL learners in their English writing?  52-55
      4.2.3.2 Comparison with Previous Studies  55-56
    4.2.4 Text Pattern: The Position of Thesis Statement of the Body of NS and NNS  56-57
      4.2.4.1 Question 4: How does the thesis statement develop in native English speakers and Chinese ESL learners’writing?  56-57
      4.2.4.2 Comparison with Previous Studies  57
  4.3 Summary  57-59
Chapter five Conclusion and Implication  59-68
  5.1 Major Findings and Characteristics of the Study  59-63
    5.1.1 Major Findings of the Study  59-61
    5.1.2 Characteristics of the Study  61-63
  5.2 Implication for ESL Writing Classes  63-66
  5.3 Limitations of the Study  66-68
Bibliography  68-75
Appendix：Sample essay of American college student  75-77
Acknowledgements  77-78
攻读硕士期间发表的学术论文  78

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