Overview
- Analyzes Mandarin phonological, lexical and syntactic development in the children of Indonesian mothers
- Compares Mandarin development in children of Indonesian, Taiwanese and Vietnamese mothers
- Provides an explanation for the mixed results of research on language development in children of immigrants
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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About this book
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.
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Kuo, Jenny Yichun. (2008). Mandarin Acquisition by Children of Vietnamese Mothers in Taiwan. Taipei: Crane. ISBN 978-986-147-282-9.
Kuo, Jenny Yichun (2015). Lexical Development by Children of Thai Immigrants in Taiwan. Studies in English Language and Literature, 35, 241-252.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Mandarin Development of Indonesian Immigrants’ Children
Book Subtitle: A Longitudinal Study in Taiwan
Authors: Jenny Yi-Chun Kuo
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-1035-4
Publisher: Springer Singapore
eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Singapore 2016
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-10-1033-0Published: 24 May 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-10-9311-1Published: 30 May 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-981-10-1035-4Published: 14 May 2016
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIX, 154
Number of Illustrations: 2 b/w illustrations
Topics: Chinese, Applied Linguistics, Language Education