The Exploration of Research-Oriented English Learning of Syntax, Semantics and Pragmatics Based on Corpus Study-Taking the Instruction of "the use of EXPECT" as an Example

Abstract

As we know, the word expect is a commonly used word in English. Its usage and potential characteristics, however, are not as simple as some people imagine. For a long time there are quite different opinions about the use of expect among linguists. When doing translations concerned, either from English into Chinese or from Chinese into English, we have to make sure that the best structure is selected. Even some native speakers sometimes would fail to use the word perfectly. This paper is to make an in-depth analysis of the use of expect and some related words, and make the selection of the patterns based on the semantic reasons, from the view point of linguistics, so as to do the translation better in terms of pragmatics.