Mandarin Development of Indonesian Immigrants’ Children: A Longitudinal Study in Taiwan

Kuo, Jenny Yi-chun

This book summarizes the results a three-year longitudinal project on Mandarin development among children of Indonesian mothers, the second largest non-Mandarin speaking immigrant group in Taiwan. These children were acquiring their first language while interacting primarily with a non-native learner of the language. The book discusses phonological, lexical and syntactic development to provide a better understanding of the language development of the children of immigrants and has important implications for language education policy and language acquisition theories.

Details

Published by: Springer

Publication Date: 2016-05-24

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9789811010330

DOI: 10.1007/978-981-10-1035-4

Dimensions: 235cm x155cm

Pages: 154