中美大学生英语议论文立场标记语对比分析-a comparative analysis of english argumentative position markers between chinese and american college students.docxVIP

ii ii Abstract Language serves as an important tool in our daily communication. Language is not only used to exchange information and idea, but also adopted to show our attitude, emotional feelings, and stance. It is widely acknowledged that the use of stance markers is one of the most efficient devices in expressing personal feelings, attitudes, commitment or judgment. This research uses the theory proposed by Biber and his colleagues in Longman Grammar of Spoken and Written English in order to analyze the diversity between Chinese students’ use of stance markers and American students’ use of stance markers in writing argumentations. In this study, the Louvain Corpus of Native English Essays (LOCNESS) is adopted as the reference corpus representing American students in general. Written English Corpus of Chinese Learners (WECCL) is adopted as the reference corpus representing Chinese students in general. 50 argumentations from the two corpora are chosen as the data used in this research to make a comparison between the two corpora. The study finds that both the two groups tend to use stance markers in their argumentations on intention or on purpose. According to the use of lexical words, Chinese students prove to be strong in tone and assertive in expressing stance when they make a point and give suggestions. At the same time, American students tend to use a variety of meaning in marking their stance, however, Chinese students resort to only several certain aspects in marking stance. Chinese students are strong in iii iii intonation, but insufficient in methods. Key words: stance marker, comparative corpus study, argumentative writing in English, major findings PAGE PAGE iv 摘 要 语言在我们日常交流中扮演了重要的角色。语言不仅用来交流信息与想法， 而且更重要的是，用来表达我们的态度，情感与立场。众所周知，立场标记语的 使用是表达个人情感，态度，承诺与判断最有效的工具。 本研究运用了比伯和他的同事在《朗文口语与写作语法》中的理论，分析了 中美大学生英语议论文写作中立场标记语的差异。本文选取的 50 篇美国大学生 英语议论文来源于 LOCNESS 语料库。中国大学生的 50 篇英语议论文来源于 WECCL 语料库。 本研究发现中美大学生都在英语议论文中倾向使用立场标记语。依据词汇的 选择和运用，中国学生在他们表达自