On L2 English Learners' Formulaic Language Use and Spoken English Fluency

被引：2

作者：

Xuan, Junlei ^{[1
]}

Yang, Huifang ^{[1
]}

Shim, Jaewoo ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] Xinyang Normal Univ, Sch Foreign Languages, Xinyang, Peoples R China

[2] Chonbuk Natl Univ, Dept English Educ, Jeonju, South Korea

来源：

CHINESE JOURNAL OF APPLIED LINGUISTICS | 2021年 / 44卷 / 04期

关键词：

L1 Chinese L2 English learners; distribution of formulaic langue use; spoken fluency; relationship; CCA (canonical correlation analysis); CANONICAL CORRELATION-ANALYSIS; 2ND-LANGUAGE ACQUISITION; PHRASAL VERBS; SEQUENCES; SPEECH; PROFICIENCY; AMERICAN;

D O I：

10.1515/CJAL-2021-0034

中图分类号：

G40 [教育学];

学科分类号：

040101 ; 120403 ;

摘要：

This study explored the distribution of three types of English formulaic language, which involves four categories in L1 Chinese L2 English learners' speaking performance. In addition, it investigated the relationship between the English learners' use of formulaic language and their spoken English fluency. A CCA (canonical correlation analysis) was conducted to examine the correlations between two sets of fluency variables (dependent variables) and linguistic variables of English formulaic language use (independent variables). The fluency variable set consists of: (1) temporal indices such as SR (speech rate), AR (articulation rate), MLR (mean length of run), and PTR (phonation time ratio); (2) linguistic variables of English formulaic language like F2R (two word formulaic sequences/run ratio, B3R (three-word lexical bundles/run ratio), and B4R (four word lexical bundles/run ratio). These are calculated according to the frequency of the English formulaic language in the speech samples of the participants (n = 86) across three academic levels. The results indicate that the learners' spoken English fluency is highly related to their use of English formulaic language. Its limitations and future research directions are also discussed.

引用

页码：543 / 562

页数：20

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