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Remarks on the Semantics of Word Order in Mandarin and English.
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Huang, Lillian Meei-jin; Davis, Philip W. – Journal of the Chinese Language Teachers Association, 1991
Contrasts symmetrical and asymmetrical features of word order in Mandarin and English, focusing on the preverbal and postverbal positional contrast, and revealing several cognitive sources for similarities between the two languages. (53 references) (CB)
Descriptors: Contrastive Linguistics, English, Language Patterns, Mandarin Chinese
The Chinese Numerical System and Its Implications
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Hsueh, F. S. – Journal of the Chinese Language Teachers Association, 1974
The Chinese numerical system and its contrastive aspects with the English system are discussed, as well as some implications of the numerical system in the spoken language. (RM)
Descriptors: Chinese, Contrastive Linguistics, English, Grammar
Contrastive Analysis and the Notion of Constraints in Syntax
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Tai, James H-Y – Journal of the Chinese Language Teachers Association, 1973
Revised version of a paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Chinese Language Teachers Association, Atlanta, Georgia, November 24, 1972; research supported by a Summer Research Grant, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Ill. (DD)
Descriptors: Chinese, Contrastive Linguistics, Deep Structure, English
Word Order, Discourse, and Language Learning.
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Hu, Mingliang – Journal of the Chinese Language Teachers Association, 1992
The function of word order is examined in light of interference in the learning of English discourse by Chinese speakers and vice versa. Emphasis on different devices in coding discourse functions is shown to be reflected in interference between the two languages. (13 references) (LB)
Descriptors: Chinese, Contrastive Linguistics, Discourse Modes, English