二语心理词汇与母语心理词汇的结构差异

论文摘要

本研究旨在调查中国英语学习者(二语受试)和母语者(一语受试)心理词汇结构方面的差异。该研究试图揭示这种差异究竟体现在以下哪方：质的模式、量的模式,亦或二者皆有体现。本研究使用的调查工具为：结合了词汇深度知识测试的词汇联想测试。29名英语专业的大三学生及29名以英语为母语的一语受试参加了实验。结果表明：就熟悉词汇而言,二语受试组与一语受试组不存在质的模式上的显著差异,而是存在量的模式上的显著差异,该差异具体体现在以下三个方面：(1)数量方面,二语受试所给出的联想词在数量上远远少于一语受试给出的联想词；(2)趋同性方面,二语受试给出的联想词的趋同性明显低于一语受试给出的联想词；(3)多样性方面,二语受试给出的联想词的多样性明显少于一语受试给出的联想词。最后作者将本研究的结果与其他相关研究得出的结论做了比较,并对外语教学及今后二语心理词汇研究提出了建设性意见,提出了本文的不足之处及今后研究的努力方向。

论文目录

• 摘要
• Abstract
• Abbreviaitons
• Chapter 1 Introduction
• 1.1 Research Orientation
• 1.2 Rationale of the Present Study
• 1.3 Significance of the Present Study
• 1.4 Key Research Questions
• 1.5 Structure of the Thesis
• Chapter 2 Literature Review
• 2.1 Overview
• 2.2. The Notion of Mental Lexicon
• 2.3 Research Methods to Investigate the Organization of Mental Lexicon
• 2.3.1 An Overview
• 2.3.2 Word Association Test
• 2.4 Studies on L1 Mental Lexical Organization
• 2.4.1 Well-organizedness of L1 Mental Lexicon
• 2.4.2 Phonological Organization VS Semantic Organization
• 2.4.3 Semantic Network Models
• 2.5 Studies on L2 Mental Lexical Organization
• 2.5.1 Different Views on the Nature of L2 Mental Lexicon
• 2.5.2 Factors Affecting the Organization of L2 Mental Lexicon
• 2.6 Studies on Differences between L1 Mental Lexicon and L2 Mental Lexicon
• 2.6.1 Introduction
• 2.6.2 Studies on Qualitative Differences
• 2.6.3 Studies on Quantitative Differences
• 2.7 Brief Summary of the Literature
• 2.7.1 Major Strengths of Previous Studies
• 2.7.2 Major Weaknesses of Previous Studies
• Chapter 3 Theoretical Framework
• 3.1 Theoretical Foundations
• 3.1.1 The Depth of Individual Word Knowledge Model
• 3.1.2 Mental Lexicon as a Lexical Network
• 3.1.3 Quantitative and Qualitative Measures to Investigate the Organization of the WA Pattern
• 3.2 Specific Research Questions
• Chapter 4 Methodology
• 4.1 Subjects
• 4.2 Instruments
• 4.2.1 Choice of SWs
• 4.2.2 Word Association Test
• 4.2.3 Vocabulary Knowledge Scale Test/The Depth of Individual Word Knowledge Test
• 4.3 Data Collection
• 4.4 Data Analysis
• 4.4.1 Data Analysis of the Quantitative Pattern
• 4.4.2 Data Analysis of the Qualitative Pattern
• Chapter Five Results and Discussions
• 5.1 Results
• 5.1.1 The Quantitative Response Patterns
• 5.1.2 The Qualitative Response Pattern
• 5.2 Major Findings
• 5.3 Discussions
• 5.3.1 Comparison with the Results of Wolters' study
• 5.3.2 Features of CLE Mental Lexicon and Major Reason
• 5.3.3 Plausible Explanations for Phonological Response Differences
• 5.4 Pedagogical Implications
• 5.4.1 Reorganizing L2 Mental Lexical Networks
• 5.4.2 Activities to Strengthen L2 Lexical Connections
• Chapter 6 Conclusion
• Bibliography
• Appendices
• Acknowledgements