对中国英语专业学习者“说”类动词行为的多维度分析.docx

对中国英语专业学习者“说”类动词行为的多维度分析
Abstract:
Thestudyoftheuseof“say”asaverbbyChineseEnglishlearnershasbecomeanincreasinginterestinthefieldofsecondlanguageacquisition.Thepurposeofthispaperistoconductamulti-dimensionalanalysisofthevariousfactorsthatinfluencetheuseoftheverb“say”byChineseEnglishlearners.Factorsincludeculturaldifferences,therule-governedvariationoftheverb,pragmaticconsiderations,andlanguageproficiency.Datacollectionwasdonethroughself-reportquestionnairesandobservationsofconversationsofChineseEnglishlearners.Findingssuggestthattheuseof“say”byChineseEnglishlearnersisacomplexphenomenonthatisinfluencedbyarangeoflinguisticandculturalvariables.
Introduction:
Theuseof“say”asaverbiscommoninEnglishconversation.Thisverbisusedtoexpresstheactofconveyinginformationorexpressingthoughtsandopinionsverbally.However,forlearnersofEnglishasasecondlanguage(ESL),theuseof“say”canbeachallengingtaskduetodifferencesinculturalnorms,languagerules,andpragmaticconsiderations.Thispaperaimstoprovideamulti-dimensionalanalysisoffactorsthatcontributetotheuseof“say”byChineseEnglishlearners.
CulturalDifferences:
CulturaldifferencesbetweenChinaandEnglish-speakingcountriescanhaveasignificantimpactonChineseEnglishlearners'useof“say.”Forexample,inChineseculture,indirectcommunicationishighlyvalued,andtheuseofdirectcommunicationcanbeseenasimpoliteorconfrontational.Thiscancreatedifficultieswhenusing“say”inEnglish,whichisoftenusedtoexpressopinionsdirectly.
Rule-GovernedVariation:
Theuseof“say”isrule-governedtosomeextent.WhileItisoftenusedinadirectsensetoconveyinformation,itcanalsobeusedinanindirectsenseincertaincontexts.Forexample,“Ihearyou’regoingtothemoviestonight”canbeinterpretedas“Iunderstandthatyouaregoingtothemoviestonight.”Inthissense,“say”isbeingusedinaccurately.However,suchvariationsarenotuncommoninEnglishconversation,andsomelevelofflexibilityisalloweddependingonthecommunicativesituation.
PragmaticConsiderations:
Pragmaticsreferstotheuseoflanguageindifferentcontextsandsituations.Whenusing“say,”itise