Use of I in Essays by Japanese EFL Learners
Use of I in Essays by Japanese EFL Learners
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日本英语学习者在论文中使用 I
DOI：
10.37546/jaltjj34.1-4
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发表时间：
2013
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S. Natsukari
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作者：
S. Natsukari
日本英语学习者在学术写作中存在的一个问题是人称代词的过度使用。人称代词的使用在学术写作中尤为重要，因为它决定了作者对读者的观点和态度。本研究调查了日本英语学习者在文章中使用第一人称单数I的程度与母语人士的不同。通过使用国际英语学习者语料库和鲁汶英语母语论文语料库的子语料库，研究比较了I在议论文中的使用。结果表明，日本英语学习者使用“I”的方式与美国学生相似，但他们在文章中过度使用“I”：日本学习者几乎所有的文章都包含“I”，而且“I”的数量过多。分析也揭示了我认为在他们的文章中过度使用这个短语。
A problematic issue in Japanese EFL learners’ academic writing is the overuse of the personal pronoun I. The use of personal pronouns is particularly important in academic writing because it determines the writer’s perspective and attitude toward the readership. This study investigates the extent to which Japanese EFL learners’ use of the first-person singular I in essays is different from the norms of native speakers. By using subcorpora of the International Corpus of Learner English and the Louvain Corpus of Native English Essays, the study compares the use of I in argumentative essays. The results indicate that Japanese EFL learners use I in a similar way to American students, but they overuse I in essays: Almost all essays by Japanese learners contain I and the number of I’s are excessive. The analysis also uncovers an excessive use of the phrase I think in their essays.