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.

This book, the first in its field in a Western language, examines China’s native phonological tool with regard to reconstruction, theory, and linguistic philosophy. After an introductory essay on the nature of the tables and the history of their interpretation, the book concentrates on three areas: application of rime table theory to reconstruction, the history of rime table theory, and the application of the tables to descriptive linguistics. An appendix details a number of 20th century systems for transcribing their phonology into Roman letters. Major topics include Altaic contact-influence on Chinese, early native understanding of the tables’ meaning, the phonological work of Yuen Ren Chao, and Stammbaumtheorie/diasystemic thinking about Chinese. New reconstructions of Han and “Common Dialectal” phonology appear here, as do complete texts and translations of the Shouwen fragments and Yunjing preface.

Ce contenu est une compilation d'articles de l'encyclopedie libre Wikipedia. Pages: 52. Chapitres: Langues chinoises, Mandarin, Coreen, Mongol, Tibetain, Mandarin standard, Japhug, Teochew, Hmong daw, Shanghaien, Liste des langues de Chine, Gan, Bai, Bunu naoklao, Bunu jiongnai, Wu, Bunu numao, Bunu dongnu de Dahua, Miao du Xiangxi occidental, Miao chuanqiandian, Langues rGyalrong, Bunu dongnu de Du'an, Chadong, Miao de Shuijingping, Wenzhou, Baha, Hmu septentrional, Miao de Xinzhai, Min, Ho nte, Palyu, Baheng, Pakan, Zhaba, Primi septentrional, Sariqoli, Primi meridional, Wakhi, Shixing, Buyang langjia, Parauk, Kirghize, Jinyu, Khmu, Awa, Queyu, Kazakh, Evenki, Hani, Lahu, Yi sani, Zhuang, Girgis de Fu-Yu, Dongxiang, Lipo, Kaduo, Yerong, Yugur oriental, Buyang ecun, Kangjia, Gelao, Kemie, Salar, Yugur occidental, Xibe, Waisi, Mang, Bonan, Qiang, Patois macanais, Torgut, Naxi, Nanai, Zhuang du Nord, Mishmi, Lakkja, Oirate litteraire, Hakka, Ainou, Minnan, Monguor, Mongol de Kokonour, Mongol de Henan, Jinghpo, Olot, Iu mien, Lu, Langues chamiques, Ladakhi, Ikh-mingat, Tsat, Ili turki, Bouyei, Ersu, Tujia, Namuyi, Hlai, Sui, Nusu, Rgyalrong de l'est, Muya, Drung, Guanyinqiao, Nosu, Trong, Cao miao, Jurchen, Mulam, Ai-cham, Dzao min, Geman deng, Baima, Horpa, Guiqiong, Bisu, Choni, Mak, Tchakhar, Groma, Biyo, Jiamao, Ayi, T'en, Maonan, Pa di, Bit. Extrait: Le mandarin standard, (en sinogrammes simplifies: en sinogrammes traditionnels: en pinyin: langue commune, ou en sinogrammes simplifies: en sinogrammes traditionnels: en pinyin: langue des Han, ethnie majoritaire en Chine), est la langue officielle en Republique populaire de Chine (RPC), a Taiwan et a Singapour. A ce titre, il a fait l'objet de codification (prononciation, grammaire) et est la langue parlee generalement enseignee. Il ne doit pas etre confondu avec le mandarin lui-meme ( / Gu nhua ( langue des officiels ) ou / ...