语言习得过程:创造性构建抑或创造性模仿?  

Is Language Acquisition a Process of Creative Construction or Creative Imitation?

作　　者：王初明[1] WANG Chuming(Guangdong University of Foreign Studies,Guangzhou 510420,P.R.China)

机构地区：[1]广东外语外贸大学外国语言学及应用语言学研究中心,广东省广州市510420

出　　处：《现代外语》2021年第5期585-591,共7页Modern Foreign Languages

基　　金：广东省哲学社科“十三五”规划项目“‘续论’视角下的结构启动研究”(GD20CWY14)的研究成果。

摘　　要：语言具有创造性,可生成新句,这点无疑。受生成语言学影响,语言习得被视为创造性构建过程。对此观点,至今鲜见质疑。相比之下,近年兴起的"续论"秉持以"续"促学的语言习得观,认为高效学用语言的基本思路是内容创造与语言模仿相结合。显然,续论倡导的语言模仿与语言创造性构建明显对立。在续论的框架内,语言的创造性如何体现?这是续论进行理论构建必须直面的问题。本文围绕此问题展开讨论。文章认为,语言习得过程是创造性构建还是创造性模仿,取决于语言习得是基于语法规则还是基于使用。Language is undoubtedly characteristic of creativity which is capable of generating new sentences.Under the influence of generative linguistics,language acquisition has been viewed as a process of creative construction and thus far nobody seems to have brought this view into question.Conversely,the xu-argument arising in recent years conceptualizes creative imitation as the core of its view on language learning,which requires integration of language imitation with idea creation.Apparently,language imitation stands in sharp contrast with creative construction and therefore the xu-argument faces the question as to the role of language creativity in theory building.The present paper sets out to thrash out this issue.The paper concludes that whether language learning is a process of creative construction or creative imitation hinges on whether this learning is based on grammar rules or uses.

关 键 词：语言创造性 模仿 续论 理解与产出 

分 类 号：H08[语言文字—语言学]