摘要
As the reverse of language acquisition, language attrition refers to the loss of language ability resulting from little or no use of certain languages over a period of time. Among the three factors of language, vocabulary tends to be more vulnerable to attrition compared with syntax and phoneme. Therefore, a study based on vocabulary attrition is of greater importance. By reviewing the literatures on language attrition and outlining the influencing factors of language attrition, the paper tends to figure out the corresponding strategies which are effective in college English vocabulary teaching.
语言磨蚀（Language Attrition）是语言习得的逆过程，意即双语或多语使用者由于某种语言使用的减少或停止，运用该语言的能力随着时间的推移而逐渐减退，作为语言的三大要素之一，词汇比形态句法或音位更易出现磨蚀。因此，以词汇层面作为研究语言磨蚀的介入点意义更为突出：本文拟在阐述语言磨蚀及其影响因素的基础上，结合大学英语教学的实践体会，对提高大学英语词汇教学效果的策略作一初步探讨.
