A Study of Vocabulary Style of Polysyllabic Words in Middle Grade Elementary Mandarin Textbooks

• Main Authors: ZHANG,LIN-QI, 張琳娸
• Other Authors: ZHOU,BI-XIANG
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2011
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/94069595694807305721

碩士 === 國立臺中教育大學 === 語文教育學系碩博士班 === 99 === A Study of Vocabulary Style of Polysyllabic Words in Middle Grade Elementary Mandarin Textbooks Abstract This study is in the range of the elementary Mandarin textbooks for three and four graders, published by Kang Hsuan, Han Lin, Nan-i in the winter and fall of 2010. It also targeted on the polysyllabic words of the text of the twelve textbooks. To investigate the vocabulary style of polysyllabic words of the text, the researcher used analysis synthesis method. By doing statistic of vocabulary classification and proportional distribution, those of the vocabulary style were shown in the research. Furthermore, comparing the vocabulary construction type and analyzing the phenomenon of the vocabulary style between different grades and versions was the purpose. The results of this study are: 1. The three versions were based on the vocabulary style of parallel compound words. 2. Onomatopoeia words, parallel compound words, master-slave compound words, verb-object compound words, verb- complement compound words were mostly seen in Han Lin version. 3. Alliteration and repetitive rhyme words, transliterated loan words, section reduced words were mostly seen in Kang Hsuan version. 4. Master-slave compound words, monosyllabic words, derived words, repeating words were mostly seen in Nan-i version. 5. According to twelve vocabulary construction types, sequence made by the amount of polysyllabic words is as followed: parallel compound word, master-slave compound word, repeating word, derived word, verb-object compound word, verb- complement compound word, monosyllabic word, transliterated loan word, alliteration and repetitive rhyme word, section reduced word, onomatopoeia word, and subject- predicate compound word. Finally, according to the result of the statistic of the vocabulary construction types in this study, the researcher tries to propose suggestions for education authorities, textbook editors, teachers and further researchers.