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Mandarin competence of Chinese-English bilingual preschoolers = a corpus-based analysis of Singaporean Children's speech /

Record Type:	Language materials, printed : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Mandarin competence of Chinese-English bilingual preschoolers/ by Hock Huan Goh.
Reminder of title:	a corpus-based analysis of Singaporean Children's speech /
Author:	Goh, Hock Huan.
Published:	Singapore :Springer Singapore : : 2017.,
Description:	xviii, 258 p. :ill., digital ; : 24 cm.;
Contained By:	Springer eBooks
Subject:	Bilingualism in children - Singapore. -
Online resource:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-2225-8
ISBN:	9789811022258

Mandarin competence of Chinese-English bilingual preschoolers = a corpus-based analysis of Singaporean Children's speech /
Goh, Hock Huan.

Mandarin competence of Chinese-English bilingual preschoolersa corpus-based analysis of Singaporean Children's speech /[electronic resource] :by Hock Huan Goh. - Singapore :Springer Singapore :2017. - xviii, 258 p. :ill., digital ;24 cm.

1 Introduction -- 2 Review of Literature -- 3 Theoretical Perspectives and Analytical Framework -- 4 Research Methodology -- 5 Mandarin Competences Measured by Lexical Diversity -- 6 Mandarin Competence Measured by Syntactic Complexity -- 7 Mandarin Competence Measured by Code-Switching Tendency -- 8 Conclusions and Implications.

This book provides readers with a detailed sketch of the Mandarin competence of Chinese children in Singapore from different home language backgrounds. Their Mandarin competence is defined in terms of lexical diversity, syntactic complexity and code-switching tendency. The findings presented show that there are statistical differences in lexical diversity and syntactic complexity among the compared groups of children, and these differences in linguistic competence were found to be positively correlated to increased Mandarin exposure at home. They also demonstrate that there are statistical differences in code-switching tendency among the groups of children compared, which were found to be negatively correlated to increased exposure to Mandarin at home. A general relationship between home language exposure and Mandarin competence was established, although this relationship was found to be volatile, especially among children who are more bilingually exposed. This book shares these findings with linguists, language educators, and language policymakers, both local and international.

ISBN: 9789811022258

Standard No.: 10.1007/978-981-10-2225-8doiSubjects--Topical Terms:

1248677
Bilingualism in children
--Singapore.

LC Class. No.: P115.2

Dewey Class. No.: 404.2083

Mandarin competence of Chinese-English bilingual preschoolers = a corpus-based analysis of Singaporean Children's speech /
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