中国英语学习者对自移运动事件中运动方式表达的习得研究  

Learning to Express Maimer of Motion in Self-motion Events: The Case of Chinese Learners of English

作　　者：朱海燕[1] ZHU Haiyan

机构地区：[1]中国矿业大学外国语言文化学院

出　　处：《外语与外语教学》2019年第5期105-114,134,150,共12页Foreign Languages and Their Teaching

摘　　要：基于Talmy的运动事件理论框架和Slobin的“thinking for speaking”假说,本文重点讨论了英汉母语者和中国英语学习者在自移运动事件中运动方式表达上的异同,并详细分析了母语如何影响中国英语学习者运动方式的英语表达。研究发现在自移运动事件的运动方式句型选择上和细粒度方式动词使用上英汉母语者差异显著。中国不同水平的英语学习者之间差异较英语母语者小但各具特色,低水平者偏好使用松散句和描述性语言及粗粒度方式动词和细粒度副词描述具体运动方式,而高水平者尽管使用了细粒度方式动词,但仍会使用描述性语言或错误的变换细粒度动词的词性,从而偏好使用紧凑和松散句。以上表明母语思维会影响其对英语运动方式表达的习得,但影响程度会随英语水平的提高而减少。Based on Talmy’s theoretical framework of motion event and Slobin’s“thinking for speaking”hypothesis,this paper discusses the difference of manner of motion expression in selfmotion event between Chinese learners of English and Chinese and English speakers.It also investigates that how Chinese thinking pattern influences Chinese learners of English on the aspect of manner of motion expression.Results show there was a significant difference between Chinese and English speakers in the sentence pattern of manner of motion and the usage of fine-grained manner verbs in self-motion event.Besides,the difference between various levels of Chinese learners of English is not so significant as native speakers,but they have their own characteristics.Low level learners of English preferred to use loose sentences and descriptive clause as well as coarse-grained manner of verbs and fine-grained adverbs to express specific manner of motion,while high level learners preferred to use tight and loose sentences,though they could use fine-grained manner verbs.They would misuse word class of fine-grained manner of motion verbs or add descriptive clause.Therefore,mother language has a negative influence on the acquisition of manner of motion expressions for Chinese learners of English,but such influence would decrease as the improvement of their English level occurs.

关 键 词：自移运动事件 运动方式 中国英语学习者 英语习得 

分 类 号：H319[语言文字—英语]