L1 Development in an L2 Environment: The Use of Cantonese Classifiers and Quantifiers by Young British-born Chinese in Tyneside  

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Li Wei ; Lee, Sherman

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism (Full Text) vol. 4 no. 6 (2001), page 359 — 382.
Fulltext: Vol. 4, No. 6, 359-382.pdf (254.7KB)

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Cantonese data from a group of 34 British-born Chinese–English bilinguals, aged between 5 and 16 years, are examined to elucidate patterns of L1 development in an L2 environment. Based on tape-recorded conversations and narrative data, the analysis focuses on the use of two Cantonese morphosyntactic features, classifiersand quantifiers. Findings suggest that despite a slight positive correlationbetweenage and Cantonese ability, there is evidence of delayed and stagnated L1 development. The children are shown to have difficulties with specific Cantonese classifiers and quantifiers, which may be attributed to incomplete language learning and L2 influence.

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