Topic-Controlled Deletion in Topic Chains in Chinese: A Comparison between Native Speakers and Foreign Language Learners.

Xie, Tianwei

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ERIC Number: EJ457632

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1992

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Topic-Controlled Deletion in Topic Chains in Chinese: A Comparison between Native Speakers and Foreign Language Learners.

Xie, Tianwei

Journal of the Chinese Language Teachers Association, v28 n3 p21-31 Oct 1992

Results of an empirical study of the learners' language of a group of Chinese language students show that topic-controlled deletion is a prominent feature in Chinese that is distinctly different from English and that it may result in English speakers' difficulty in forming Chinese topic chains. (nine references) (LB)

Descriptors: Chinese, Discourse Analysis, Language Acquisition, Non Roman Scripts, Pronouns, Second Language Learning, Semantics, Sentence Structure

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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