Chinese-English Contrastive Grammar : An Introduction / David C. S. Li, Zoe Pei-sui Luk.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Li, David C. S., Author.

Luk, Zoe Pei-sui, Author.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (176 p.) : 17 b&w figures; 8 tables

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Hong Kong : Hong Kong University Press, [2017]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

The main objective of Chinese-English Contrastive Grammar: An Introduction is to familiarize the reader with a subset of the learning difficulties and common errors in ESL/EFL pronunciation and lexico-grammatical structures encountered by Chinese learners and users of English, in Hong Kong and beyond. It also helps readers understand some of the ways in which the Chinese language has undergone structural change as a result of Europeanization. The book begins with a review of Cantonese-English contrastive phonology and is followed by a detailed analysis of lexico-grammatical deviations found among Chinese ESL/EFL learners. It concludes with a brief history of the Europeanization of the Chinese language and a discussion of commonly encountered lingua-cultural problems encountered by Chinese users of English in intercultural communication settings. This book is written primarily for teachers and students specializing in language-related disciplines. Scholars who wish to understand the acquisitional challenges for Chinese students in the process of learning English as an additional language will also find the book an informative reference.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Illustrations

Tables

Preface

Abbreviations

1. Conversation Analysis, Error Analysis, and Cross-Linguistic Influence

2. Cantonese-English Contrastive Phonology

3. Transitivity and Syntactic Structures

4. Passive Voice

5. Tense and Aspect

6. Determiners: Articles and Demonstratives

7. Subject-Prominence and Topic-Prominence

8. Europeanization: Influence of English on Chinese Grammar

9. Being Chinese, Speaking English: Pragmatic Norms and Speaker Identity

Suggested Answers to Questions and Activities

References

About the Authors

Index

Notes:

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ISBN:

988-220-400-7

OCLC:

1586552465