This study investigates the distributional patterns of the English modal verbs can and could in native (L1) and non-native (L2) spoken discourse using a multifactorial corpus-based approach. Drawing on spoken data from the ICNALE Spoken Dialogue corpus, utterances containing either can or could were annotated for their morphosyntactic and pragmatic features. A multiple logistic regression analysis revealed that modality, sentence type, and subject person significantly predict their distributional patterns, with interrogative and epistemic contexts most strongly associated with could. Importantly, a significant interaction between language group and sentence type was observed, suggesting that L1 speakers frequently employ could in interrogatives to convey politeness or mitigate face-threatening acts, while the same does not hold for L2 learners. Contrary to prior research, L2 learners in this study did not show reduced usage of epistemic modals, indicating that spoken discourse may afford more opportunities for epistemic modals than previously reported. These findings shed light on how grammatical and pragmatic factors jointly shape L2 learners’ modal usage and highlight the importance of register in understanding L2 speakers’ acquisition of modal expressions.
목차
1. Introduction 2. Literature Review 2.1 Established Functions of Can and Could 2.2 Patterns of Can and Could Use in L2 Learner English 2.3 Usage-based multifactorial analysis 3. Method 3.1 Corpus Data 3.2 Annotation scheme 3.3 Analysis 4. Results 4.1. Distribution of can and could between L1 and L2 4.2 Factors that affect can and could selection 4.3. Distribution of speech actsFigure 5. Discussion and Conclusion References [Abstract]
국제언어인문학회 [INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR HUMANISTIC STUDIES IN LANGUAGE]
설립연도
2000
분야
인문학>언어학
소개
국제언어인문학회는 '언어를 통한 인문학 연구'의 필요성에 동감하는 여러 전공분야 학자들의 뜻을 담고 있습니다. 언어에 초점을 맞추는 것은, 다양한 전공분야의 참여에서 생겨날 수 있는 '이질적 집합'의 상황을 극복하기 위한 장치입니다. 현재로서는 작은 불씨를 지핀 것에 불과합니다. 그러나 이렇게 일구어진 불꽃이 새로운 학풍의 바람결에 커다란 섬광으로 빛나게 될 날이 올 것을 우리는 확신합니다. 우리의 학회와 학술지는 인문학 불변의 가치와 시대적 사명을 인식하는 국내외의 학자들을 향해 활짝 개방되어 있습니다. 특정 전공의 범위를 넘어서서 철학, 문학, 언어학, 종교, 역사, 문화, 예술 등의 시각에서 언어의 본질을 토론할 기회가 될 것입니다.