The Concepts of Topic and Subject in First Language Acquisition of Mandarin Chinese.

Chien, Yu-Chin; Lust, Barbara

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Publication Date: 1985

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The Concepts of Topic and Subject in First Language Acquisition of Mandarin Chinese.

Chien, Yu-Chin; Lust, Barbara

Child Development, v56 n6 p1359-75 Dec 1985

Reveals that young children acquiring Mandarin Chinese differentiate subject from topic, even though Chinese is a "topic-prominent" language. Data are based on results of a standardized, elicited imitation test of 95 Chinese children in Taiwan. Subjects between 2 years, 6 months and 5 years of age responded to coordinate as well as Equi-type constructions. (Author/RH)

Descriptors: Child Language, Foreign Countries, Form Classes (Languages), Language Acquisition, Language Patterns, Language Research, Mandarin Chinese, Sentence Structure

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Taiwan

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