A Corpus-Based Comparative Study of "Learn" and "Acquire"

Autor/in	Yang, Bei
Titel	A Corpus-Based Comparative Study of "Learn" and "Acquire"
Quelle	In: English Language Teaching, 9 (2016) 1, S.209-220 (12 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1916-4742
Schlagwörter	Computational Linguistics; Teaching Methods; Foreign Countries; English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; Computer Software; Verbs; Language Usage; Phrase Structure; Indexes; Comparative Analysis; Discourse Analysis; Syntax; Language Variation; United Kingdom + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Linguistics; Computerlinguistik; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Ausland; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Sprachgebrauch; Phrasenstruktur; Indexdatei; Diskursanalyse; Sprachenvielfalt; Großbritannien
Abstract	As an important yet intricate linguistic feature in English language, synonymy poses a great challenge for second language learners. Using the 100 million-word British National Corpus (BNC) as data and the software Sketch Engine (SkE) as an analyzing tool, this article compares the usage of "learn" and "acquire" used in natural discourse by conducting the analysis of concordance, collocation, word sketches and sketch difference. The results show that different functions of SkE can make different contributions to the discrimination of "learn" and "acquire". Pedagogical implications are discussed when the results are introduced into the classroom. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01