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Direct linkTsang, Wai Lan – International Journal of Multilingualism, 2015
This paper reports on a study examining the relationship between language learning and perceived language differences. Two groups of native Cantonese speakers in Hong Kong, L1 Cantonese--L2 English (CE) and L1 Cantonese--L2 English--L3 French (CEF), were asked to complete two tasks: a placement test in English (as well as in French for the CEF…
Descriptors: Native Language, Second Language Learning, Multilingualism, French
To, Carol Kit Sum; Stokes, Stephanie; Man, Yonnie; T'Sou, Benjamin – Language and Speech, 2013
This study investigated the noun definitions given by Cantonese speakers at different ages. Definitional responses on six concrete nouns from 1075 children aged 4;10 to 12;01 and 15 adults were analyzed with reference to the semantic content and the syntactic form. Results showed that conventional definitions produced by Cantonese adult speakers…
Descriptors: Sino Tibetan Languages, Nouns, Definitions, Age Differences
