Comparing classifier use in 1995 and 2010 early child Cantonese to explore social change in Hong Kong
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23024545 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Hui Li (0000-0001-9355-1116, University of Hong Kong), Eileen Chin Mei Wong, Eileen Wong (University of Hong Kong) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 79-97 |
| Publication date | 2014-09-18 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Chinese Language and Discourse An International and Interdisciplinary Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1877-7031 • E-ISSN: 1877-8798 |
| Publisher | John Benjamins Publishing Company (PUBLISHER • NL) |
| DOI | 10.1075/cld.5.1.04li |
| OpenAlex | W2008919979 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 12 |
This study compared and analysed the classifier usage in two cohorts: the 492 Cantonese-speaking young children tested in 1995 (Tse & Li, 2011), and the 143 children tested in 2010 (Li &Tse, 2011). The results indicated that: (1) the 1995 and 2010 cohorts shared the same 8 most commonly used classifiers, 個 go3 , 隻 zek3 , 架 gaa3 , 杯 bui1 , 把 baa2 , 嚿 gau6 , 張 zoeng1 , 間 gaan1 ; (2) Two top 10 classifiers were found in the 2010 cohort: 支 zi1 , and 部 bou6 ; (3) both cohorts overused the general classifier 個 go3 ; and (4) both cohorts overused 隻 zek3 and 嚿 gau6 to replace sortal classifiers and even to replace the general classifier 個 go3 . The pragmatic features and the associated social changes were discussed to understand the minor changes in classifier use between 1995 and 2010 cohorts.
Classifier (UML) · Cohort · Pathology · Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science · Medicine · Multilingual Education and Policy · Psychology
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |