现代汉语“一+量词”修饰名词成分与泰语对比分析及教学应用

A Contrastive Analysis of Noun Components Modified by "One + Classifier" and Its Pedagogical Applications in Modern Chinese and Thai

Abstract

ABSTRACT

           Chinese and Thai are classifier languages. A distinctive feature of  “numeral+classifier structure” is the use of numeral-classifier phrases evident in both languages. Of the several similarities and differences, the role of definite and non-definite principles, is highly significant. In Chinese, the grammatical meaning of the numeral "one" is also related to the principle of definite and non-definite. Thai numeral "one" can be placed in front of the classifier by the "one+classifier" structure and can be placed after the classifier by the "classifier+one" structure. However, these two structures have different expressive meanings and usages obtained through speech. Based on the definite and non-definite principles, this paper compares the semantics, syntactic and textual functions of Chinese and Thai's "one+classifier" structure. Moreover, this paper discusses how the Chinese learners (Thai students) use the Chinese "one+classifier" structure and the difference between "one+classifier" and "classifier+one" in Thai. Furthermore, it has tested whether the learners are influenced transfer by their mother-tongue languages and have errors in use, analyzes the sources of errors, and makes teaching recommendations based on the study results.

Keywords: one + classifier; definite; non-definite; Chinese-Thai contrastive analysis;

                    pedagogy of numeral-classifier phrases