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Xian dai Han yu jin yi ci da pei yan jiu = Collocation patterns of synonyms in contemporary Mandarin Chinese
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现代汉语近义词搭配研究
Abstract
This thesis discusses collocation in contemporary Mandarin Chinese from two perspectives.
Firstly is a historical review and theoretical analysis of the notion of "collocation" both in the EL and CL linguistic arena, which leads to a working definition and a theoretical framework for the purpose of this research.
Secondly is an investigation into the collocational patterns of 3 groups of bi-syllabic synonymous words in contemporary Mandarin Chinese using the corpus-based approach, aiming to explore the feasibility of distinguishing synonyms in the Chinese language in terms of collocational differences.
There are altogether six chapters. Chapter one offers an overall introduction, stating the purpose, timeliness, structure and scope of the study. Chapter two is a historical review and theoretical analysis of the notion of "collocation" both in the EL and CL linguistic arena. Chapter three highlights the key attributes of the notion of collocation, followed by the derivation of a working definition and theoretical framework for CL collocational studies. Chapter four introduces the 3 groups of bi-syllabic synonymous words under study followed by a detailed discussion on the research methodology. The analysis of data, the research findings, its implications to the teaching and learning of the Chinese language as a second language and its application to the compilation of collocation dictionaries and thesauruses will be discussed in chapter five. The final chapter is an exploration of the limitations of this research and a discussion on related research projects that can be undertaken in the future.
Firstly is a historical review and theoretical analysis of the notion of "collocation" both in the EL and CL linguistic arena, which leads to a working definition and a theoretical framework for the purpose of this research.
Secondly is an investigation into the collocational patterns of 3 groups of bi-syllabic synonymous words in contemporary Mandarin Chinese using the corpus-based approach, aiming to explore the feasibility of distinguishing synonyms in the Chinese language in terms of collocational differences.
There are altogether six chapters. Chapter one offers an overall introduction, stating the purpose, timeliness, structure and scope of the study. Chapter two is a historical review and theoretical analysis of the notion of "collocation" both in the EL and CL linguistic arena. Chapter three highlights the key attributes of the notion of collocation, followed by the derivation of a working definition and theoretical framework for CL collocational studies. Chapter four introduces the 3 groups of bi-syllabic synonymous words under study followed by a detailed discussion on the research methodology. The analysis of data, the research findings, its implications to the teaching and learning of the Chinese language as a second language and its application to the compilation of collocation dictionaries and thesauruses will be discussed in chapter five. The final chapter is an exploration of the limitations of this research and a discussion on related research projects that can be undertaken in the future.
Date Issued
2007
Call Number
PL1301 L562
Date Submitted
2007