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1 online resource |
| Contents |
Preface; Acknowledgements; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; List of Tableaux; 1 Introduction; 1.1 Background; 1.2 Previous Research on Children of Immigrants in Taiwan; 1.3 Mandarin Versus Vietnamese Versus Indonesian; 1.4 Research on Immigrants in Other Countries; 1.5 Learning Chinese as a Second Language; 1.6 Language Acquisition Theories; 1.7 The Present Study; 1.7.1 The Two-Year-Old Indonesian Girl; 1.7.2 The Three-Year-Old Indonesian Boy; 1.7.3 The Three-Year-Old Indonesian Girl; 1.7.4 The Four-Year-Old Indonesian Boy; 1.7.5 The Four-Year-Old Indonesian Girl |
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1.7.6 The Five-Year-Old Indonesian Boy1.7.7 The Five-Year-Old Indonesian Girl; 1.7.8 The Six-Year-Old Indonesian Boy; 1.7.9 The Six-Year-Old Indonesian Girl; 1.7.10 The Two-Year-Old Taiwanese Boy; 1.7.11 The Two-Year-Old Taiwanese Girl; 1.7.12 The Three-Year-Old Taiwanese Boy; 1.7.13 The Three-Year-Old Taiwanese Girl; 1.7.14 The Four-Year-Old Taiwanese Boy; 1.7.15 The Four-Year-Old Taiwanese Girl; 1.7.16 The Five-Year-Old Taiwanese Boy; 1.7.17 The Five-Year-Old Taiwanese Girl; 1.7.18 The Six-Year-Old Taiwanese Boy; 1.7.19 The Six-Year-Old Taiwanese Girl; 1.8 Organization of the Book |
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2.2.1 Phonology of Mandarin2.2.2 Phonology of Taiwan Southern Min; 2.2.2.1 Tones of Taiwan Southern Min; 2.2.2.2 Consonants of Taiwan Southern Min; 2.2.2.3 Vowels of Taiwan Southern Min; 2.2.3 Phonology of Vietnamese; 2.2.4 Phonology of Indonesian; 2.2.4.1 Indonesian Consonants; 2.2.4.2 Indonesian Vowels; 2.3 Mandarin Phonological Development by Native Children; 2.3.1 Development of Mandarin consonants; 2.3.2 Development and Acquisition of Vowels and Final Nasals; 2.3.3 Development and Acquisition of Tones and Syllables; 2.4 Mandarin Phonological Development by Children of Vietnamese |
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2.4.1 Mandarin Phonological Errors of Vietnamese Mothers2.4.2 Mandarin Phonological Development by Children of Vietnamese Mothers; 2.5 Mandarin Phonological Development by Children of Indonesian Mothers; 2.5.1 The Two-Year-Old Indonesian Girl; 2.5.1.1 Phonological Development in the First Year; 2.5.1.2 Phonological Development in the Second Year; 2.5.1.3 Phonological Development in the Third Year; 2.5.2 The Three-Year-Old Indonesian Boy; 2.5.2.1 Phonological Development in the First Year; 2.5.2.2 Phonological Development in the Second Year; 2.5.2.3 Phonological Development in the Third Year |
| Summary |
This book summarizes the results a three-year longitudinal project on Mandarin development among children of Indonesian mothers, the second largest non-Mandarin speaking immigrant group in Taiwan. These children were acquiring their first language while interacting primarily with a non-native learner of the language. The book discusses phonological, lexical and syntactic development to provide a better understanding of the language development of the children of immigrants and has important implications for language education policy and language acquisition theories |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed June 14, 2016) |
| Subject |
Chinese language -- Study and teaching -- Foreign speakers
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Language acquisition.
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Chinese language -- Acquisition
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Immigrant children -- Development
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Social work with immigrants -- Taiwan
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Discrimination & Race Relations.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Minority Studies.
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Language acquisition
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Chinese language -- Study and teaching -- Foreign speakers
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Chinese language -- Acquisition
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Social work with immigrants
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Taiwan
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9789811010354 |
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9811010358 |
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9811010331 |
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9789811010330 |
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