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Peer reviewedJin, Hong Gang – Journal of the Chinese Language Teachers Association, 1992
The process of pragmaticization is explored in a study of 46 adult English speakers learning Chinese as their second language. Results suggest that "ba" constructions that manifest certain grammatical features and are structurally dependent will be acquired earlier than those pragmatically controlled and contextually dependent. (12 references) (LB)
Descriptors: Adults, Chinese, Language Acquisition, Language Research
Peer reviewedDuan, Doris Weili; Cuvo, Anthony J. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1996
This study compared six adults' learning of English names for Chinese visual characters, through prototype instruction (in which participants were taught the meaning of the distinctive feature of multicomponent characters) and rote instruction (in which participants traced the character and wrote its translation). Participants learned more rapidly…
Descriptors: Adults, Chinese, Concept Teaching, Ideography
