Cartoons that make a difference: A Linguistic Analysis of Peppa Pig

• 作者: Natassa Kokla Thoma?Alexiou
• 来源期刊: 语言与教育研究(英文)
• 学科: 文学
• 关键词: Cartoons PRESCHOOLERS CORPUS Frequent/infrequent WORDS Vocabulary LEXICAL chunks
• 年，卷（期）: 2018,（1）
• 页码范围: 24-30
• 页数: 7页
• 分类号: H31

摘要

The present paper examines the vocabulary contained in the British animated programme Peppa Pig and investigates whether this vocabulary is highly frequent but also appropriate for beginner learners of English.It also examines if there is any formulaic language in it.Comparison with the BNC wordlist,the CYLET and EVP wordlists for beginners suggests that one fifth of the English vocabulary contained in the show is highly frequent and that a small amount of it overlaps with the proposed vocabulary lists of CYLET and EVP for A1 level.Therefore,the majority of the vocabulary contained in the show is mainly infrequent but still appropriate while the in-depth analysis of selective episodes showed amplitude of formulaic language in the show and plenty repetition of it.