中介语的石化之疑

中介语石化是外语学习中的一种常见现象,对二语习得研究具有重要意义。但以往的研究大都集中在对中介语石化的成因及解决方法上,而对石化自身理论及实证研究的不足却关注甚少。为此,笔者分析了石化在理论方面所隐含的矛盾,并结合相关研究存在的问题,对石化理论提出以下认识:当前所谓的普遍石化现象实际上可能是作为其前兆的稳定化的体现。同时,说明了今后石化研究需要注意的几个问题,旨在引发更多学者能对此现象作进一步探索。

Doubts on Fossilization of Interlanguage

The fossilization of interlanguage is very common in foreign language learning and the exploration of the phenomenon is of great significance for SLA research.However,most previous studies focus on the examination of the causes of fossilization and relevant solutions,while paying little attention to its existing discrepancies.Thus,this paper presents tentative views on fossilization by analyzing its theoretical controversies as well as problems in previous empirical studies.It also discusses issues which need to be tackled in future research.