Developing and Validating a Chinese Academic Vocabulary List (CAVL): A Corpus-Driven Approach

doi:10.12339/j.issn.1673-8578.2024.03.010

Abstract

Abstract:

The development of Chinese academic vocabulary lists is a significant topic in the study of Academic Chinese. This research constructed a Chinese academic corpus (CAC) based on 1,450 academic journal articles. Drawing from the methodologies employed in the creation of the Academic Word List (AWL) and the Academic Vocabulary List (AVL) in English, we developed CAVL with 1,368 word-types. An assessment of CAVL’s efficacy indicated that it covered 25.88% of the CAC, demonstrating a high level of coverage. The list accounted for 18.85% and 23.86% of academic and technological sub-corpora in the BCC and LCMC respectively. However, its coverage in literature and microblog sub-corpora was less than 3%, and this difference suggests that the academic vocabulary in the lexicon is sornewhat representative. CAVL covers more than 17% of all sub-corpora in CAC, showcasing a balanced representation across various academic disciplines, hence can serve as a valuable resource for Academic Chinese teaching and learning in different fields. CAVL delineates the learning objectives for Chinese academic vocabulary and offers a reference point for vocabulary instruction, learning, and the development of Chinese textbooks for specific purposes.

Key words: vocabulary list, Chinese academic vocabulary, Corpus, Chinese for academic purpose

GAO Song, QIAN Long, DING Qian. Developing and Validating a Chinese Academic Vocabulary List (CAVL): A Corpus-Driven Approach[J]. China Terminology, 2024, 26(3): 84-92.

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序号	学术词汇	词频	频率比	超过20%期望频次的子库数	Julliand’s D值	学科指数值
24	结构	4452	9.93	10	0.86	1.89
25	采用	4400	7.12	10	0.82	1.83
26	作用	4327	5.96	10	0.88	1.81
27	环境	4317	4.47	10	0.88	1.48
28	相关	4259	4.68	10	0.91	1.38

序号	学术词汇	词频	频率比	超过20%期望频次的子库数	Julliand’s D值	学科指数值
24	结构	4452	9.93	10	0.86	1.89
25	采用	4400	7.12	10	0.82	1.83
26	作用	4327	5.96	10	0.88	1.81
27	环境	4317	4.47	10	0.88	1.48
28	相关	4259	4.68	10	0.91	1.38

语料库	CAC			BCC			LCMC
语料类型	语料规模	覆盖词汇量	覆盖率 (%)	语料规模	覆盖词汇量	覆盖率 (%)	语料规模	覆盖词汇量	覆盖率 (%)
学术、科技	3 533 018	914 343	25.88	2 061 587 624	388 588 524	18.85	135 212	32 267	23.86
新闻	—	—	—	1 533 155 467	155 236 408	10.13	120 365	12 059	10.02
文学	—	—	—	1 658 525 368	45 866 446	2.77	248 705	6 811	2.74
微博	—	—	—	4 255 762 243	122 536 869	2.88	—	—	—

语料库	CAC			BCC			LCMC
语料类型	语料规模	覆盖词汇量	覆盖率 (%)	语料规模	覆盖词汇量	覆盖率 (%)	语料规模	覆盖词汇量	覆盖率 (%)
学术、科技	3 533 018	914 343	25.88	2 061 587 624	388 588 524	18.85	135 212	32 267	23.86
新闻	—	—	—	1 533 155 467	155 236 408	10.13	120 365	12 059	10.02
文学	—	—	—	1 658 525 368	45 866 446	2.77	248 705	6 811	2.74
微博	—	—	—	4 255 762 243	122 536 869	2.88	—	—	—

子语料库	覆盖率(%)	子语料库	覆盖率(%)
经济与管理科学库	31.97	农业科技库	25.69
信息科技库	30.90	社会科学Ⅰ库	23.42
工程科技Ⅱ库	30.57	工程科技Ⅰ库	23.16
基础科学库	27.36	医药卫生科技	21.50
社会科学Ⅱ库	26.53	哲学与人文科学库	17.46