A Special Investigation On The Understanding And Application Of Mirative Discourse Markers Among Foreign Students In China

Discourse markers exist in many languages,including Chinese.The study of the acquisition and application of discourse markers has become a hot topic in the field of SLA in recent years.The sources of Chinese discourse markers are multivariate and the functions are complex.It is hard to see its true function in a comprehensive study and necessary to study it subjectively and deeply.Under the basis of relevant theoretical studies,the paper makes a special investigation on the understanding and application of mirative discourse markers among foreign students in China to provide some references for Chinese discourse markers,especially for the SLA.The paper is divided into the following parts: The first part briefly describes the research status of Chinese discourse markers and mirative discourse markers.The second part describes the functions and characteristics of mirative discourse markers and classifies them by differentiating the mirativity and the anti-expectation.In the third part,we analyze the understanding and application of mirative discourse markers among senior foreign students by questionnaires,and investigate the objective acquisition order of mirative discourse markers based on the results of the questionnaire.Meanwhile,basing on the interview recordings of foreign students,we discuss the application characteristics of mirative discourse markers in oral communication.In the fourth part,basing on the analysis results of the questionnaire and spoken language recording,some suggestions are put forward for guiding the textbook and teaching in SLA.The paper finds that there are still some problems in the acquisition of mirative discourse markers at the foreign students of the middle and advanced stages through investigation and analysis.The compilation of textbooks and the classroom teaching should pay attention to the oral expression of mirative discourse markers.The paper puts forward relevant suggestions aiming at the questions of questionnaires and spoken interview.In order to In order to improve the students’ acquisition of mirative discourse markers.