A Study on negative transfer of native language in lexical collocation

Abstract
Language transfer, as a linguistic concept which can be divided into positive transfer and negative transfer, has always been considered and seen as a phenomenon which occurs in second language acquisition. This paper analyzes the interference effect of negative transfer of native language from two aspects: lexical collocation in connotations and part of speech in second language acquisition by using the method of questionnaire and interview among 20 college students. Then some appropriate solutions are put forward in view of the problems to minimize the interference of negative transfer of native language in second language acquisition.
Key words:  second language acquisition, negative transfer, lexical collocation
Contents
1.  Introduction -1
2.  Demonstration-2
2.1 Definition of negative transfer of native language2
2.2 Methodology 2
2.2.1 Questionnaire and interview-3
2.2.2 Subjects 3
2.2.3 Data collection-3
2.3 Analysis-4
2.3.1 The classification of the lexical collocation mistakes-  4
2.3.1.1The aspect of lexical collocation in connotation-4
2.3.1.2The aspect of lexical collocation in part of speech4
2.3.2 Reasons-5
2.3.2.1 Confusion in lexical collocation in connotation5
2.3.2.2 Confusion in lexical collocation in part of speech6
2.3.3 The impact of the phenomenon in second language acquisition7
2.4  Solutions7
3.  Conclusion-8
Works Cited    9
Bibliography    10
Appendix-12