Sociolinguistic Variation in the Speech of Learners of Chinese as a Second Language

Datos Bibliográficos

ID7900564
AutoresXiaoshi Li (0000-0001-5990-2779, Michigan State University, autor de correspondencia)
Año2010
Volumen60
Número2
Páginas366-408
Fecha de publicación2010-06-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaLanguage Learning (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0023-8333 • E-ISSN: 1467-9922
EditorialWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/j.1467-9922.2009.00560.x
OpenAlexW2166290542
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas21
Referencias citadas42

With Chinese native‐speaker data as the baseline, this study investigates the use of the morphosyntactic particle DE by learners of Chinese as a second language. The general patterns are as follows: (a) DE tends to be deleted more in informal speech than in formal settings; (b) higher proficiency and longer residence in China—more interactions with native speakers—promote DE deletion; and (c) females tend to adopt more formal language style and use DE more than males. The study also found that teachers and textbooks use DE much more often than native speakers. Learners’ patterns of DE use closely follow those of their teachers and textbooks, suggesting the necessity of explicit instruction in sociolinguistic variants in L2 classrooms

First language · Language proficiency · Linguistics · Mathematics education · Residence · Second language · Sociolinguistics · Sociology · Style (visual arts) · Variation (astronomy) · Linguistic Variation and Morphology · Multilingual Education and Policy · Phonetics and Phonology Research · Psychology