学科变异视角下文学与语言学期刊论文英文摘要的多维度分析

doi:10.12002/j.bisu.342

摘要/Abstract

摘要：

摘要一直是学术话语研究关注的热点。然而,以往研究很少涉及文学类论文摘要的文体特征及其语言实现方式。通过采用基于语料库的多维度分析方法,本文对600篇文学类和实证类语言学期刊论文英文摘要（各300篇）的文体特征差异进行了对比分析。研究发现,与实证类语言学论文摘要相比,文学类论文摘要在叙述性、指称明晰程度、劝说性和抽象性4个维度上都呈现出分值偏低的趋势。具体到语言实现方式上,文学类论文摘要倾向于使用一般现在时、定语形容词、时间状语和必要情态动词;实证类语言学论文摘要则更青睐一般过去时、各类被动结构、名词化、连词和WH关系从句。这些差异反映了两类学科学术话语实践方式的不同,这一研究发现对学术英语写作教学与研究有一定的启示。

关键词: 英文摘要; 文体变异; 多维度分析; 语言实现方式; 学术论文写作

Abstract:

Research article (RA) abstracts have received considerable attention in the academic writing literature. However, studies regarding stylistic features and linguistic realizations of literary research article (LRA) abstracts remain limited. In the present study, a corpus-based multi-dimensional analysis is conducted to compare the stylistic differences between 600 English RA abstracts in empirical linguistic and literary studies. The results reveal that, compared to empirical linguistic RA abstracts, LRA abstracts tend to be lower in each of narrative, explicit, persuasive and abstract dimensions. Specifically, in terms of linguistic devices, literary scholars tend to employ the present tense verbs, attributive adjectives, time adverbials and necessity modals, whereas their linguistic counterparts prefer to use past tense verbs, passive voices, nominalization, conjuncts and wh-relative clauses. These differences could be attributed to variations in the disciplinary discourse practice in these two disciplines. These findings have implications for English academic writing instruction and research.

Keywords: English abstracts; stylistic variation; multi-dimensional analysis; linguistics realizations; academic paper writing

中图分类号:

H052

赵永青, 刘璐达, 邓耀臣. 学科变异视角下文学与语言学期刊论文英文摘要的多维度分析[J]. 北京第二外国语学院学报, 2021, 43(4): 3-18.

Zhao Yongqing, Liu Luda, Deng Yaochen. A Multi-Dimensional Analysis of Empirical Linguistic and Literary Research Article Abstracts: A Disciplinary Variation Perspective[J]. Journal of Beijing International Studies University, 2021, 43(4): 3-18.

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维度	维度分值（常用的语言特征）
维度1：交互性与信息性表达	正值代表文本互动交互性强（如可能情态、代词）负值代表文本信息性强（如名词、形容词、词长）
维度2：叙述性与非叙述性	正值代表文本叙述性强（如过去式、第三人称）负值代表文本具有说明文的特性（如现在时态、定语形容词）
维度3：指称明晰型与情境依赖型	正值代表文本指称明晰型（如名词化、WH词引导关系从句）负值代表文本指称情境依赖型（如时间、地点状语）
维度4：显性劝说型表述	正值代表显性表达作者观点（如预期情态动词、可能情态动词）
维度5：信息抽象程度	正值代表高度抽象、正式、专业（如被动式、连词、过去分词）

维度	维度分值（常用的语言特征）
维度1：交互性与信息性表达	正值代表文本互动交互性强（如可能情态、代词）负值代表文本信息性强（如名词、形容词、词长）
维度2：叙述性与非叙述性	正值代表文本叙述性强（如过去式、第三人称）负值代表文本具有说明文的特性（如现在时态、定语形容词）
维度3：指称明晰型与情境依赖型	正值代表文本指称明晰型（如名词化、WH词引导关系从句）负值代表文本指称情境依赖型（如时间、地点状语）
维度4：显性劝说型表述	正值代表显性表达作者观点（如预期情态动词、可能情态动词）
维度5：信息抽象程度	正值代表高度抽象、正式、专业（如被动式、连词、过去分词）

对比语料库	摘要篇数	语料库容量（形符）	摘要平均长度（形符）
文学摘要库	300	54 360	181
语言学摘要库	300	52 732	175

对比语料库	摘要篇数	语料库容量（形符）	摘要平均长度（形符）
文学摘要库	300	54 360	181
语言学摘要库	300	52 732	175

语言特征		平均值		t值	p值
语言特征		文学	语言学	t值	p值
叙述性	过去时动词	-1.08	-0.56	-12.204	0.000
	公众型认知动词	-0.30	0.35	-5.043	0.000
	第三人称	-0.89	-0.97	1.883	0.030
	现在分词从句	1.21	0.79	2.075	0.019
非叙述性	定语形容词	2.97	2.66	2.131	0.017
非叙述性	一般现在时	-0.53	-1.00	9.895	0.000