A Descriptive Analysis of Key N-grams in Korean English Learners' Writing

• 발행기관: 팬코리아영어교육학회(구 영남영어교육학회)
• 저자명: Shinchul Hong
• 간행물 정보: 『영어교육연구』제25권 3호, 1~19쪽, 전체 19쪽
• 주제분류: 사회과학 > 교육학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2013.09.30

영문 초록

The purpose of this study is to investigate Korean English learners' use of formulaic language, focusing on continuous sequences of 4 words (4-grams). Since the use of 4-grams indicates learners' proficiency in language use, it can be a good way to demonstrate how they use language. In particular, the study analyses 4-grams in terms of keyness. To this end, two lists of key 4-grams extracted from argumentative essays are contrastively compared check for any discrepancies between key 4-grams of Korean English learners and those of native learners. The comparison is based on three factors: type, token and type-token ratio (TTR). The results of the study show that Korean learners have a limited set of 4-grams which seem to be acquired from their previous learning, and these do not reflect topics or themes that appear in the native learners' list of key 4-grams.

목차

Abstract

Ⅰ. INTRODUCTION

Ⅱ. Literature Review

Ⅲ. RESEARCH METHOD

Ⅳ. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION

Ⅴ. CONCLUSION

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키워드

n-gram key n-gram overused type token type-token ratio formulaic language