词汇密度是否能有效地探讨英语说与写之间关系.docVIP

词汇密度是否能有效地探讨英语说与写之间的关系 　　 Abstract：This study aims to investigate whether the reliability of lexical density as a reliable measurement to investigate the relationship between English speaking and writing. A randomly?鄄selected 40 college?鄄level ESL students of one American university participated in the study. In the study, the measures of lexical density were used to examine the lexical development of speaking and writing of a group of 10 students [out of the 40 students] enrolled in a college?鄄level ESL composition course. The rank-order of the subjects?蒺 spoken and written data showed that the measures of lexical density can indicate the differences between two modes but cannot differentiate between proficiency levels. 　　Keywords: lexical density; English as second language; the relationship between English speaking and writing 　　中文摘要：本研究主要探讨了词汇密度（lexical density）在研究英语说和写，即英语说和写的相关性方面是否有效可信。本研究随机选取了40名英语作为第二语言的大学生作为被试者，根据其在写作课中的一篇作文的成绩，最终选取了写作水平最好的5名学生和最差的5名学生参与到本研究中，运用词汇密度来考察这些学生英语说和写的关系。研究表明词汇密度似乎能够有效地区别英语说与写这两种表达方式，但是却不能很好地区别学生的英语水平。 　　关键词：词汇密度(lexical density）；英语作为第二语言（English as a second language）；英语说和写的关系(the relationship between English speaking and writing) 　　I. Introduction 　　Since Ure (1971) first coined the term, lexical density(LD), it has been recognized as a reliable indicator for distinguishing between oral and written language. Determining LD depends on distinguishing lexical and grammatical items in a text. Halliday?蒺s(1985) defines lexical words as content words and grammatical words as function words. L1 researchers using LD have reached the agreement that lexical density can sensitively and reliably distinguish between spoken and written data （DeVito，1965；Halliday，1979). In addition, a few studies have been conducted in L2 acquisition using the indices of lexical density(Linnarud, 1986; Hyltenstam, 1988;Lauren, 2002). The LD research in L2 acquisition has indicated that it can distinguish between spoken and written data as agreed in rese