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L1 Development in an L2 Environment: the use of Cantonese classifiers and quantifiers by young British-born Chinese in Tyneside

Li, Wei and Lee, S. (2001) L1 Development in an L2 Environment: the use of Cantonese classifiers and quantifiers by young British-born Chinese in Tyneside. International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism 4 (6), pp. 359-382. ISSN 1367-0050.

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Abstract

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, classifiers and quantifiers. Findings suggest that despite a slight positive correlation between age 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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Item Type: Article
School: Birkbeck Faculties and Schools > Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences > School of Creative Arts, Culture and Communication
Depositing User: Administrator
Date Deposited: 04 Jul 2012 10:22
Last Modified: 09 Aug 2023 12:31
URI: https://eprints.bbk.ac.uk/id/eprint/4889

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