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名词短语(NP)的复杂性可以通过名词修饰语的类型和特定NP中使用的短语特征来考察。本研究旨在解决这一差距,重点关注具有相似熟练程度的学生的NP复杂性,并考虑到他们的母语句法结构可能产生的影响。本研究的分析模型使用了名词短语修饰的假设发展阶段(Biber et al., 2011)。本研究的数据是马来亚大学(UM)语言学或英语语言研究专业硕士生的学术著作。在被检查的五篇文章中,鉴定出855个复杂的NPs。定语形容词出现频率最高,共出现395次。尽管是英语语言的熟练使用者,但在所有论文中都没有大量发现更高复杂阶段的np。较低阶段的复杂NPs,如定语形容词(47.1%)、名词作为前置修饰语(12.2%)、短语作为后补修饰语(19.7%)、除of(具体/位置意义)/(抽象意义)以外的介词(5.1% / 4.8%)仍然是使用频率最高的NPs。本研究表明,尽管学生是英语语言的熟练使用者,但L1仍然对他们的论文写作产生影响。
Noun Phrase Complexity: Influence of L1 (Mandarin) on L2 (English) Academic Writing
Noun phrase (NP) complexity can be examined through the types of noun modifiers and phrasal features used in a specific NP. This study intends to address the gap focusing on the NP complexity of students with similar proficiency levels, taking into consideration the possible influence of the syntactic structure of their L1. The analytical model of this study made use of the Hypothesized Developmental Stages for Noun Phrase Modification (Biber et al., 2011). Data examined in this study were academic writings from the master students of University of Malaya (UM), who major in Linguistics or English Language studies. Of the five essays examined, 855 complex NPs were identified. The attributive adjective was found most frequently with 395 occurrences in total. Despite being competent users of the English language, NPs of higher complexity stages were not found abundantly across all the essays. Complex NPs of the lower stages like attributive adjective (47.1%), nouns as pre modifiers (12.2%), of phrases as post modifiers (19.7%), prepositions other than of (concrete/locative meanings) / (abstract meanings) (5.1% / 4.8%) remained as some of the most-frequently used NPs. This study implicates that although students are competent users of the English language, the L1 still has an influence on their essay writing.