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本文基于Pinker(1989)的语义结构理论和Braine&Brooks(1995)的固化假说,采用语法判断范式,对我国英语学习者习得英语使役转化的问题进行了实证研究。研究发现,学习者在一定程度上受到动词语义限制和固化因素的影响,正确区分了转换动词和非转换动词(包括生造词),并且非转换动词的频率越高,受试的判断就越准确。但是大多数受试未能掌握转换动词的用法,错误地将高频词break判断为及物动词,该结果不符合语义结构理论,也不符合固化假说的预测。结果表明我国英语学习者使役转换的习得受到动词语义、输入频率和母语迁移等多个因素的影响。
Based on the semantic structure theory of Pinker (1989) and the solidification hypothesis of Braine & Brooks (1995), this paper uses the paradigm of grammar to make an empirical study on the conversion of English cadets acquired by Chinese EFL learners. The study found that learners, to a certain extent, were influenced by the semantic restrictions and curing factors of the verbs, correctly differentiating between the conversion verbs and the non-conversion verbs (including the production words), and the higher the frequency of the non-conversion verbs, the more the subjects judged accurate. However, most of the subjects failed to grasp the usage of the conversion verb and mistakenly identified the high-frequency word break as the transitive verb, which did not fit the semantic structure theory and did not meet the prediction of curing hypothesis. The results show that the acquisition of Chinese English Learners is influenced by many factors such as verb semantics, input frequency and mother tongue transfer.