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Download full textGreen, Christopher – Hongkong Papers in Linguistics and Language Teaching, 1991
The notion that acquisition of a second language may be influenced by transfer of typological features from the first language is discussed, focusing on the role of topic-prominence in the interlanguage stages of a native Cantonese-speaker learning English. First, the topic-prominent surface structure manifestations in oral Cantonese are examined.…
Descriptors: Cantonese, Chinese, Discourse Analysis, English (Second Language)
