语料库开题报告.ppt

Free template from Reporting Verbs in Academic Papers by Chinese Researchers Introduction The term Reporting Verb (RV) refers to the verbs used in citations. (Thompson 1991,12(4),p365.) Classification of RVs: ? Denotation ? Evaluation Literature Review Research Questions Data Collection Data Analysis 1) To find out the answer to the first question concerning reporting verbs, compare the reporting verbs in each corpus. Describe the overall features of RVs, including frequency in each corpus. 2) Classify RVs into two types: denotation and Evaluation. Describe the feature of each type. 3) To conduct a study in order to answer the third research question about the semantic prosodic features of RVs used by Chinese. An Outline Chapter 1. Introductory Remarks 1.1 Motivation for the research 1.2 Research objectives and corpora used 1.3 Research design and method 1.4 The organization of this paper Chapter 2. Literature Review 2.1 Introduction 2.2 the categories of reporting speech 2.3 Categorizations of reporting verbs 2.3.1 Denotation 2.3.2 Evaluation Chapter 3. Theoretical Framework 3.1 Thompson Hylan’s Theory 3.2 Semantic Implication of RVs Chapter 4. Corpus Data Analysis 4.1 Description of the findings 4.1.1 The frequency of RVs in Chinese Writer Corpus 4.1.2 The frequency of RVs in NE corpus 4.2 Interpretation of the findings 4.2.1 RVs used as Denotation 4.2.2 Evaluative RVs 4.3 Semantic prosodic features of RVs Chapter 5. Pedagogical Implication Chapter 6. Summary Conclusion * * xxx Supervisor: Dr. Li Wenzhong Faculty of International Studies, HNU March 24, 2007 Research Motivation A number of textbooks and guidelines for English for Academic Purposes (EAP) were introduced. But problems still remain in academic papers. Academic papers attract more att