Formulaic time buyers for young foreign language learners

IF 16.4 1区化学 Q1 CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Accounts of Chemical Research Pub Date : 2022-02-14 DOI:10.1075/ltyl.21006.ghe

Parvin Gheitasi, J. Enever

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Abstract

Multiword units of language, known as formulaic sequences, are pervasive and essential in communication (Wray, 2008). Although issues related to formulaicity have been under investigation in a number of research studies (e.g. Conklin & Schmitt, 2008; Wood, 2006), the present study is different in investigating the functions of formulaic sequences in the oral language production of young learners in the context of English as a foreign language. A class of 11 students (aged 9 to 11) was observed and video recorded for 16 sessions (90 minutes per session). Following transcription of selected speech samples, formulaic sequences were identified based on pre-established criteria. Analysis enabled categorisation of a range of functions for formulaic sequences in learners’ oral language production. Results revealed evidence that formulaic sequences performed a variety of roles in the learners’ language production. These sequences helped young language learners to improve their fluency, to economize effort on processing and also to buy time for processing. A significant novel finding of this study was evidence that language users might introduce dis-fluency in the production of their sequences in order to buy time for further processing.

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年轻外语学习者的公式化时间买家

语言的多词单元，即公式化序列，在交流中是普遍而重要的（Wray，2008）。尽管许多研究都在调查与公式化有关的问题（例如，Conklin&Schmitt，2008；Wood，2006），但本研究在调查公式化序列在英语作为外语的背景下年轻学习者口语生产中的作用方面有所不同。观察了一个由11名学生（9至11岁）组成的班级，并录制了16节课的视频（每节课90分钟）。在转录选定的语音样本后，根据预先建立的标准识别公式化序列。通过分析，可以对学习者口语生产中公式化序列的一系列功能进行分类。研究结果表明，公式化序列在学习者的语言生产中发挥着多种作用。这些序列帮助年轻的语言学习者提高了他们的流利性，节省了处理的精力，也为处理争取了时间。这项研究的一个重要的新发现是，有证据表明，语言使用者可能会在产生序列时引入不流利，以便为进一步处理争取时间。

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Accounts of Chemical Research 化学-化学综合

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31.40

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1.10%

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312

审稿时长

2 months

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