【作者】 秦悦；

【导师】 戴炜栋；

【作者基本信息】 上海外国语大学 ， 英语语言文学， 2005， 博士

【摘要】 近20年来,英语教学中的主要发展之一,就是人们越来越注意到词语搭配的重要性。词语搭配纳入词汇教学,得到了广泛的认可(Channell 1981, Rudzka et al. 1981, Gairns and Redman. 1986, Kennedy 1990, Cowie 1992; Bahns 1997; Granger 1998)。究其原因,首先是因为词语搭配在心理词库中占的比例很大(Brown 1974, Aisenstadt 1981, Nattinger 1988; Melcuk 1998, Hill 2000, Lewis);其次,由于搭配能在词汇中发挥“重要的组织原则”(McCarthy 1990, Lewis 1997:26),在具体的词汇教学中,搭配是最终习得词语的重要途径(Brown 1974, Alexander 1982, Channell 1981, Conzett 2000, Hill 2000)。掌握搭配,是自如运用一门语言的前提。而遵循一门语言的搭配传统,会使学习者的语言使用显得很地道,大有接近于本族语者的感觉(Willis 1990; Nattinger and DeCarrico 1992; Lewis 1993, Wray 2000,Pawley & Syder, James)。同时,搭配使得交流更有章可循。搭配的相对规律性,可以让听者容易作出正确的预期,从而使交流沟通更为轻松。许多语言学家和研究者,都十分重视搭配在写作中的运用。词语搭配的好坏,会影响到写作的准确性和地道性(Conzett 2000, Hill 2000, Lewis 2000, Granger 1998, Howarth 1998)。在本篇论文中,我们将主要讨论出现在高级学习者写作中的词汇搭配问题。论文共有六章,现对各章节的内容略作陈述:第一章,通过对搭配与词汇、搭配与成功的语言学习的讨论,凸现学习搭配的重要性,概括了其后几章的内容,并提出了所要研究问题。第二章,重点讨论了搭配研究在过去50年里走过的历程。从最初Firth提出搭配这一概念,到如今的语料库研究,搭配的外延和内涵在不断地发生着变化。一是弗思学者们(Firthains)的不同研究。Firth本人,将其视为“一种意义方式”,而Halliday以及Hasan则将其处理为一种粘着手段。搭配在McIntosh的解释中,又成了“一种风格”。Sinclair从COBUILD项目中则得出这样的发现:搭配体现了实际语言运用中的“习语原则”;二是语义学家,从语义特征的角度回答了弗思学者们(Firthians)无能为力的问题;三是在对待语法是否应该纳入搭配研究的范畴时,Mitchell、Greenbaum和Stubbs都极力主张、积极推动,并且证明在语料库语言学中对语法的研究大有可更多还原

【Abstract】 One of the main developments in the field of ELT during the last two decades has been a growing awareness of the importance and problems of lexical collocations in language learning and teaching. The necessity of including collocations in vocabulary teaching is stressed and widely acknowledged today (Channell 1981, Rudzka et al.1981, Gairns and Redman. 1986, Kennedy 1990, Cowie 1992; Bahns 1997; Granger 1998). Firstly, collocations account for a lion’s share in the mental lexicon (Brown 1974, Aisenstadt 1981, Nattinger 1988; Melcuk 1998, Hill 2000, Lewis 2000). Secondly, collocations can act as“an important organizing principle in the vocabulary”in general (McCarthy 1990:12, Lewis 1997:26). In the context of vocabulary teaching, collocation is seen as a principled approach to the final acquisition of a word (Brown 1974, Alexander 1982, Channell 1981, Conzett 2000, Hill 2000).The mastery of collocations ensures successful native-like performance in a foreign language (Willis 1990; Nattinger and DeCarrico 1992; Lewis 1993, Wray 2000). Adherence to collocational conventions of an FL contributes greatly to one’s idiomaticity and native-likeness (Pawley and Syder 194-95, James: 152). Also, collocations make communication more orderly. Because they are regulatory in nature and generally more predictable, they can facilitate the communication processing.Many linguists and researchers have also highlighted collocations in writing, because collocations not only enhance accuracy but also idiomaticity of writing (Conzett 2000, Hill 2000, Lewis 2000, Granger 1998, Howarth 1998). In this dissertation, we will mainly discuss advanced learners’lexical collocations in their written production. This dissertation consists of six chapters. A preview of each chapter is provided as follows:Chapter One highlights the important relationship between collocation and vocabulary learning in particular, and collocation and successful language learning in general. As the first chapter, it also outlines the general arrangement of content.Chapter Two is devoted to the long and honorable history of collocation study. It更多还原