关于中国大学生使用英语介词in的研究——基于语料库和认知分析框架

综合语料库与认知分析框架对比研究中国大学生使用英语介词in的情况,研究发现:(1)与英语本族语学生相比,中国英语学习者在作文中明显超用介词in,集中表现在超用in的核心意义、in最易拓展的隐喻意义(表示时间)和in的某些固定短语。(2)与本族语学生相比,中国学生明显少用介词in较难拓展的各项隐喻意义;其使用in的固定短语缺少多样性。(3)中国学生使用介词in总体错误率不高;在所犯错误中,错误率相对较高的为in较难拓展的隐喻项错误。但是,随着学习者英语水平的提高,错误明显减少。

On the use of the English preposition in by Chinese EFL learners: a study based on corpora and a cognitive framework

This study,based on corpora and a cognitive framework,investigates the use of the English preposition in by the Chinese EFL learners.It generates the following findings: 1) Chinese EFL learners overuse in,particularly those with the core meaning,those with the simple metaphorical meaning and those in set phrases and idioms;2) Compared with native speakers,Chinese students underuse those with more extended metaphorical meanings;the in-phrases and in-idioms used are significantly less varied than those used b...