A Contrastive Analysis of English and Mandarin Chinese Sound Systems for the Chinese Learner
Title | A Contrastive Analysis of English and Mandarin Chinese Sound Systems for the Chinese Learner PDF eBook |
Author | Lih-Lirng Soang |
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Pages | 70 |
Release | 1984 |
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A Contrastive Study of the Sound Systems of English and Mandarin Chinese and Some Suggestions for the Teaching of English Pronunciation to Chinese Students
Title | A Contrastive Study of the Sound Systems of English and Mandarin Chinese and Some Suggestions for the Teaching of English Pronunciation to Chinese Students PDF eBook |
Author | Hsiao-Ling Sophia Teng |
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Pages | 74 |
Release | 1980 |
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Chinese-English Contrastive Grammar
Title | Chinese-English Contrastive Grammar PDF eBook |
Author | David C. S. Li |
Publisher | Hong Kong University Press |
Pages | 177 |
Release | 2017-07-03 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | 9888390864 |
The main objective of Chinese-English Contrastive Grammar: An Introduction is to familiarize the reader with a subset of the learning difficulties and common errors in ESL/EFL pronunciation and lexico-grammatical structures encountered by Chinese learners and users of English, in Hong Kong and beyond. It also helps readers understand some of the ways in which the Chinese language has undergone structural change as a result of Europeanization. The book begins with a review of Cantonese-English contrastive phonology and is followed by a detailed analysis of lexico-grammatical deviations found among Chinese ESL/EFL learners. It concludes with a brief history of the Europeanization of the Chinese language and a discussion of commonly encountered lingua-cultural problems encountered by Chinese users of English in intercultural communication settings. This book is written primarily for teachers and students specializing in language-related disciplines. Scholars who wish to understand the acquisitional challenges for Chinese students in the process of learning English as an additional language will also find the book an informative reference. ‘David C. S. Li and Zoe Pei-sui Luk’s brand new introduction to Chinese-English contrastive grammar covers a number of key topics and comes with copious data, abundant exemplification, and in-depth analyses. A must-read for all who are interested in the similarities and differences between the two languages, and why.’ —K. K. Luke, Nanyang Technological University ‘This is a book which has long been needed. Drawing on their own research and teaching experience, the authors have produced a linguistically accurate and insightful, but also very readable book. It should be required reading for language teachers in Hong Kong and the Greater China region.’ —Stephen Matthews, University of Hong Kong
Second Language Acquisition of Mandarin Chinese Tones
Title | Second Language Acquisition of Mandarin Chinese Tones PDF eBook |
Author | Hang Zhang |
Publisher | BRILL |
Pages | 163 |
Release | 2018-07-03 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | 900436479X |
Tones are the most challenging aspect of learning Chinese pronunciation for adult learners and traditional research mostly attributes tonal errors to interference from learners’ native languages. In Second Language Acquisition of Mandarin Chinese Tones, Hang Zhang offers a series of cross-linguistic studies to argue that there are factors influencing tone acquisition that extend beyond the transfer of structures from learners’ first languages, and beyond characteristics extracted from Chinese. These factors include universal phonetic and phonological constraints as well as pedagogical issues. By examining non-native Chinese tone productions made by speakers of non-tonal languages (English, Japanese, and Korean), this book brings together theory and practice and uses the theoretical insights to provide concrete suggestions for teachers and learners of Chinese.
Sound Systems of Mandarin Chinese and English
Title | Sound Systems of Mandarin Chinese and English PDF eBook |
Author | Tsung Chin |
Publisher | |
Pages | 166 |
Release | 2006 |
Genre | Chinese language |
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A Contrastive Analysis of the Segmental Phonemes of English and Mandarin Chinese
Title | A Contrastive Analysis of the Segmental Phonemes of English and Mandarin Chinese PDF eBook |
Author | Jingyun Lee |
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Pages | 109 |
Release | 1995 |
Genre | English language |
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Tensal Systems of Mandarin Chinese and English
Title | Tensal Systems of Mandarin Chinese and English PDF eBook |
Author | Tsung Chin |
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Pages | 468 |
Release | 1971 |
Genre | Chinese language |
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