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昆明冶金高等专科学校学报 ›› 2015, Vol. 31 ›› Issue (6): 67-71.DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1009-0479.2015.06.014

• 语言文化与艺术研究 • 上一篇    下一篇

《纽约时报》易读性测量研

韦永智   

  1. 云南师范大学外国语学院,云南昆明650500
  • 收稿日期:2014-12-12 出版日期:2016-01-15 发布日期:2016-01-15
  • 作者简介:韦永智(1987-),男(壮族),广东清远人,教育学硕士研究生,主要从事语言测量及二语习得研究

Readability Measurement of the New York Times

 WEI Yongzhi   

  1. School of Foreign Languages,Yunnan Normal University, Kunming 650500,China
  • Received:2014-12-12 Online:2016-01-15 Published:2016-01-15

摘要:

《纽约时报》是美国纽约全球发行的日报,其涵盖内容多元,是英语学习者非常好的资源。易读性是书面材料易于阅读理解的程度,易读性的测量研究对于阅读理解和阅读教学具有重要的意义。运用AntWordProfiler软件测量了《纽约时报》的易读性,结果表明:其生词比例较大,并不合适作为非英语专业大学生的英语阅读教学材料,但是作为有巨大影响力的全球英文报刊,是课外增加英语词汇量以及提升阅读水平的有利资源。

关键词: 易读性, 纽约时报, 语言测量

Abstract:

The New York Times,globally released in New York,USA,featured by its varied and rich contents,is a very good learning resource to English learners.  Readability refers to the degree to which the written materials can he easily read and understood,the measurement of which means a lot to reading comprehension and reading teaching.  The author measured and analyzed the readability of the New York Times with the software AntWordProfiler.  The results indicate that there is high proportion of new words and it is not suitable for college non-English major as reading materials in classroom teaching.  However,as a globally influential English magazine,the New York Times is diversified and rich in contents,making it a useful resource to improve English vocabulary and reading ability out of the classroom.

Key words: readability, the New York Times, language measurement

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