古希腊神话对英语语言的影响英文.doc

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古希腊神话对英语语言的影响英文

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英语毕业论文

　词汇;单词;学习方法;希腊神话;载体

Introduction“Inthelastyears,thefieldofsecondlanguageacquisitionhasseenthereemergenceofinterestinoneoflanguagestudy,vocabulary,andtheappearanceofanewlyrecognizedaspectlearnerstrategieshasattractedanoticeablelackofattention”（Meare）.Theresearch,whichhasbeendoneonvocabularylearningstrategies,hastendedtodealwithindividualorsmallnumbersofstrategies,withverylimitedlookingatthegroupasawhole.However,withmypersonalexperience,somewordsdogivemeintenseimpressionsandoccupiedmymemorypermanentlyevenifIhaveseenthemonce.HereIwanttoindicatethatmostofthesewordsarereadfromstories,typicallyfromGreekMythology,whichisconsideredtobetheoriginofEnglishliterature.IwouldliketocallthelongorshortmythsfromwhichImasteredwordsfirmly“carriers”.Thisarticlewillfirstoverviewsomegeneralconclusionsaboutvocabularylearningstrategies,whichcanbemadepriortostrategyresearch.Then,carriersinforeignlanguagevocabularylearningwillbeproposedandthemnemonicmethodsenlightenedbywordsfromGreekMythologydiscussedinmoredetail.Finally,theoreticalaspectsofcarriersusedwillbeanalyzed.MnemonicmethodsenlightenedbywordsfromGreekMythologyGreekmythologyanditslinguisticinfluenceEverybodyknowsthatthemythstoldbytheGreeksandRomansareasimportantashistoryforourunderstandingofwhatthosepeoples,ancestorsofourowncivilization,believedandthoughtandfelt,andexpressedinwritingandinvisualart.Fortheirmythologieswereinextricablyinterwoven,withthewholefabricoftheirpublicandprivatelives.Andthenwithoutthesemyths,itwouldbehardforustounderstandtheartsandliteratureandwaysofthinkingofthewest,andofmanyotherpartsoftheworldaswell,duringthecenturiesthathavepassedsincetheclassicalworldcametoanend.Timeaftertimetheseproductsofancientimaginationhavebeenusedtoinspirefreshcreativeefforts,whichamounttoasubstantialpartofourwholeculturalinheritance.Suchrenewalsandadaptationshaveoftenseemedfarremoved,fromtheoriginaltraditionincharacterandspirit,yettheystemdirectlyfromit,andareunimaginablewithoutit.Eachmythmeanssomethingdifferenttoeverybodywhoreadsandstudiesit.Thestoriesarehardtoforget,feelingsaboutthemcomeunpredictably.Theirunderlyingqualitiesdonoteasilyyieldtodefinitionorclassificationandstilllesstoweirdsearches.Aboveall,Mythology’sinfluenceisevidentinourlanguage.Itishardtoimaginereadingorwritingwithoutdrawinguponmythorientedadjectivesoridioms.Therefore,wordsfromGreekmythologyenlightenedmewithsomemethodstostrengthenvocabularylearning,suchaspictureorimageryandgrouping.CategoriesofmnemonicmethodsPicture/Imagery　Thisisawayofrememberingsomewords,whichmanystudentsfindeffective.Occasionallythereisawordthatyouhavemetbeforewhichisonthetipofyourtonguebutyoujustcannotrememberit.Itmaybeawordthatseemsdifficulttoremember,orone,whichyouhaveseenmanytimesbutstillcannotrememberattherighttime.Thinkofawordinyourownlanguagethatsoundssimilar,oriftheEnglishwordislonginspelling,chooseawordinyourownlanguagethatsoundsthesameasthefirstpartoftheEnglishone.Youshouldthenformapictureinwhichthetwowordsinteract.Imagine,forexample:

TantalizePerhapsyouhaveknowntheword“tantalize”before.However,ifitisanewwordtoyou,howdoyouacquireitsmeaning?

Seewhatwillbedifferentafterreadingthefollowingstory.InGreekMythology,ZeuspunishedTantalus,amortalking,whohadcommittedtwocrimes.“Nowhehangs,perenniallyconsumedbythirstandhunger,fromtheboughoffruitfreewhichleansoveramarshylake.Itswaveslapagainsthiswaist,andsometimesreachhischin,yetwheneverhebendsdowntodrink,theyslipaway,andnothingrmainsbuttheblackmudathisfeet.Thetreesareladenwithpears,shinningapples,sweetfigs,ripeolivesandpomegranates,whichdangleagainsthisshoulders,butwheneverhereachesforthelusciousfruit,agustofwindwhirlsthemoutofhisreach.”ThisstorynotonlyshowsustheoriginofTantalize,whichmeans“tomake（someone）wantsomethingevenmorestronglybykeepingitjustoutofreach,”butalsogivesusacarrierofvividpicture.Imageryisoneofthecarriersthatgivesusadeepimpressionandhasmoreeffectivereactionsthanlearningthewordwiththeirdictionarymeaning.ArachnidTherewasacontestinwhichamortaldaredtocomeincompetitionwithMinerv