“In the present study”: An exploration of prepositional phrase-frames in Chinese EFL learners’ theses and dissertations of applied linguistics

IF 3.1 1区 文学 Q1 EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH Journal of English for Academic Purposes Pub Date : 2024-06-05 DOI:10.1016/j.jeap.2024.101400
Hui Zhou , Tongtong Li
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This paper delves into the overall use, grammatical patterns, and discourse-pragmatic functions of Prepositional Phrase-frames (PP-frames) utilized by Chinese EFL learners across Bachelor's theses, Master's theses, and Doctoral dissertations, in comparison with research articles (RAs) of Applied Linguistics. The analysis of these discontinuous formulaic language used in cross-sectional learner corpora and the RA corpus is pivotal for understanding the connection between academic literacy level and formulaic expressions in academic writing and for appreciating the development of phraseological competence among L1 Chinese writers as they navigate their way into the complexity of academic English. The findings unravel a growing tendency in the overall frequencies of use and a developmental trend in lexico-grammatical diversity and more genre- and discipline-specific functional characteristics, as Chinese EFL student writers advance through their academic journey from the undergraduate level to the doctoral level. A thorough analysis of functional dimensions of PP-frames in theses and dissertation writing reveals an increased level of functional complexity in the use of PP-frames for referential and discourse organizing functions. This study contributes to academic English instructions of PP-frames.

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"在本研究中":中国EFL学习者应用语言学论文中介词短语框架的探索
本文通过与应用语言学研究文章(RA)的对比,研究了中国EFL学习者在学士论文、硕士论文和博士论文中使用的介词短语框架(PP-frames)的整体使用情况、语法模式和话语语用功能。对横向学习者语料库和研究文章语料库中使用的这些不连续的公式化语言进行分析,对于理解学术写作中学术素养水平和公式化表达之间的联系,以及了解第一语言中国写作者在进入复杂的学术英语时短语能力的发展情况,都具有关键意义。研究结果揭示了中国 EFL 学生写作者从本科到博士的学术历程中,短语使用频率的总体增长趋势、词汇语法多样性的发展态势以及更多体裁和学科特定的功能特征。通过对论文写作中PP语框功能维度的深入分析,我们发现PP语框在指代和话语组织功能上的使用呈现出更高的功能复杂性。本研究为学术英语中的PP-frames说明做出了贡献。
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期刊介绍: The Journal of English for Academic Purposes provides a forum for the dissemination of information and views which enables practitioners of and researchers in EAP to keep current with developments in their field and to contribute to its continued updating. JEAP publishes articles, book reviews, conference reports, and academic exchanges in the linguistic, sociolinguistic and psycholinguistic description of English as it occurs in the contexts of academic study and scholarly exchange itself.
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