The second language acquisition of Mandarin nominal syntax

This thesis establishes a natural acquisition order for 18 nominal structures in Mandarin SLA, and assesses the extent to which that order can be explained as a consequence of cognitive processing demands. The natural acquisition order is based on a longitudinal study of three adults learning Manda...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Charters, Areta Helen
Other Authors: Pearce, Elizabeth, 1942-
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: ResearchSpace@Auckland 2008
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2292/2405