Abstract Mother tongue transfer is considered to be an important factor in the foreign language learning. This thesis is based on the theory of language transfer, comparative analysis and other scholars’ research. The interference of mother tongue appears at all levels, including pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar and translation. Firstly, this paper focuses on introducing and elaborating the definition and categories of transfer. Secondly, the phenomena about the interference of mother tongue over English vocabulary acquisition will be analyzed through different examples. Besides, the paper also probes into specific causes of the interference phenomena summarized as the interference of the part of speech, lexical meanings and improper collocation. Moreover, study strategies of reducing the interference are proposed: enlarging the vocabulary, strengthening sensitivity to the differences and utilizing the positive transfer of mother tongue. Finally, the paper hopes to make English learners aware of those errors and avoid or correct them so that learners can improve the efficiency of the vocabulary acquisition.54643

Keywords: English vocabulary acquisition; mother tongue interference; transfer 

 摘  要母语迁移是影响二语习得的一个重要因素。本篇论文基于语言迁移理论，对比分析论和他人的研究成果。母语的干扰在词汇、语法、翻译等方面都有所体现。首先介绍并阐述母语迁移的定义和分类;其次用不同例句分析英语词汇方面的母语干扰现象，并且探讨导致这些干扰现象的具体原因，主要概括为词性、词义和搭配不当的干扰；再次针对分析结果提出学习方法: 扩大词汇量，增强对英汉语言差异的敏感性并且利用母语正迁移。最后以期能帮助英语学习者意识到此类经常发生的错误，并尽量避免或改正，从而帮助学习者提高词汇学习的效率。

毕业论文关键词：英语词汇习得；母语干扰；迁移

Contents

1. Introduction 1

2. Definition and Categories of Transfer 2

2.1 Definition of Transfer 2

2.2 Classification of Transfer 3

3. Mother Tongue Interference on English Vocabulary Acquisition 3

3.1 The Interference of the Part of Speech 3

3.2 The Interference of Lexical Meanings 6

3.3 The Improper Collocation of Words 7

4. Suggestions 8

4.1 Enlarge the Vocabulary 8

4.2 Strengthen Sensitivity to the Differences Between Two Languages 9

4.3 Utilize Positive Transfer of Mother Tongue 9

5. Conclusion 9

Works Cited 11 

1. Introduction

English learning has been a hot and popular trend nowadays. Then mother tongue transfer is considered to be of critical importance to English learning. But the role of mother tongue in a second language learning has been a controversial issue for a long time. Ellis thought the second language acquisition is strongly affected by the learner’s first language and classified language transfer into positive transfer and negative transfer (Ellis, 1994:19). And Lado found out that learners largely rely on their already acquired mother tongue and affirmed the transfer of mother tongue in the foreign language learning (Lado，1957：18). As Lado and Ellis put it, the transfer of mother tongue is inevitable but has certain research value. British linguist McCarthy once claimed “ no matter how well a student learns grammar, no matter how successfully he masters the sounds, without words to express a wide range of meanings, communication cannot happen in any meaningful way (Clark, 1993: 33). The famous linguist David Wilkins also pointed out, “Without vocabulary, nothing can be conveyed.” (Wilkins，1972：111), so vocabulary can be viewed as the foundation of language and play an important role in a second language learning. Learners are more likely to transfer language rules of mother tongue to the other language, thus they will find the interference resulting from the differences between two languages’ vocabulary. In view of such a situation, the differences will be analyzed in three aspects: the part of speech, the lexical meaning and words collocation in order to conduct a detailed study of the classic mistakes in the English vocabulary acquisition. In a word, this paper based on the theory of language transfer and comparative analysis analyzes the interference of mother tongue over English vocabulary acquisition and endeavors to seek practical and effective methods for most English learners to solve problems in the language learning.源`自,优尔`.论"文'网[www.youerw.com 浅析母语对英语词汇学习的干扰:http://www.youerw.com/yingyu/lunwen_58868.html