Adjective-Like Nouns and Learning English Grammatical Articles： Experimental Research on Japanese Learners  

作　　者：TENG Xiao-chun 

机构地区：[1]Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima, Japan

出　　处：《US-China Foreign Language》2012年第6期1215-1218,共4页美中外语（英文版）

摘　　要：Sentences like ＂I am Japanese＂ are usually introduced to Japanese learners of English at the beginning of their studies. The word Japanese in the sentence is an adjective, but it is almost always translated into the Japanese language as a noun. Thus, Japanese learners are probably misled by the translation to consider that English singular countable nouns are not always marked by determiners such as articles. In this study, an experiment was conducted and the results supported this hypothesis. Thus, it is suggested in this paper that teachers should emphasize their adjective characteristics when introducing words such as Japanese in the above sentence, and encourage students to obey the rule that English singular countable nouns must be determined by words such as articles.

关 键 词：ARTICLES DETERMINERS English singular countable nouns Japanese learners 

分 类 号：TP391.12[自动化与计算机技术—计算机应用技术] H319[自动化与计算机技术—计算机科学与技术]