General Extenders in the Speech of Learners of English

doi:10.12002/j.bisu.457

Abstract

Abstract:

General extenders in the speech of learners of English have become an important topic in the field of research on vague language. The majority of the relevant previous studies have been conducted using the interlanguage contrastive analysis approach, and very few of them have adopted other perspectives. The present paper is an attempt to investigate the main differences between general extenders in the speech of learners of English and those in the oral discourse of native speakers of English, as well as the corresponding causes, to analyze the main problems and weak points in previous studies and to explore possible future research topics based on a systemic analysis of the related literature in order to promote research on general extenders.

Keywords: speech of learners of English; general extenders; corpus; interlanguage contrastive analysis; vague language; English learning

摘要：

英语学习者话语中的通用延伸语已经成为模糊语言研究领域的一个热点议题。现有研究主要集中在对学习者通用延伸语的中介语对比分析上，对其他方面关注较少。本文在系统梳理相关文献资料的基础上考察了学习者和本族语者话语中通用延伸语的主要差异及其形成原因，分析了现有研究存在的缺陷与不足，对未来的研究方向进行了初步探讨，旨在推动通用延伸语习得研究向纵深方向发展。

关键词: 英语学习者话语, 通用延伸语, 语料库, 中介语对比分析, 模糊语言, 英语学习

CLC Number:

H319

Wu Guangting, Zhang Tao. General Extenders in the Speech of Learners of English[J]. Journal of Beijing International Studies University, 2023, 45(3): 120-135.

吴光亭, 张涛. 英语学习者话语中的通用延伸语[J]. 北京第二外国语学院学报, 2023, 45(3): 120-135.

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