Predicting Chinese Preschoolers' Acquisition of Aspect Markers
A Corpus-Based Study
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5900513 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Hui Li (0000-0001-9355-1116, Macquarie University), Luyao Liang (0000-0001-7386-4756, Macquarie University, corresponding author), Dandan Wu (0009-0008-5024-5141, Education University of Hong Kong) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 133 |
| Publication date | 2022-05-25 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Languages (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2226-471X • E-ISSN: 2226-471X |
| Publisher | MDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT) |
| DOI | 10.3390/languages7020133 |
| OpenAlex | W4281561507 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 53 |
This study explored the patterns and predictors of aspect marker acquisition of Chinese preschoolers speaking Mandarin Chinese as their first language (L1). Based on a corpus drawn from 157 preschoolers from Beijing, China, this study set out to explore (1) the developmental pattern of aspect marker acquisition; (2) the interactional pattern between grammatical aspect markers and lexical aspects; (3) the production of temporal adverbs with aspect markers; and (4) the predictors of aspect marker acquisition. The main research findings included the following: (1) the Jonckheere-Terpstra test revealed an age-related increase in children's production of aspect markers, and in particular, there was a significant increase in grammatical aspect markers and lexical aspect subclasses from age 4;6 (Year; Month) onwards; (2) the Friedman's ANOVAs indicated that -LE was frequently used in combination with most of the lexical aspect subclasses, among them the achievement was the most frequently co-occurring subclass, while the activities came second; (3) a series of Chi-square tests showed that using temporal adverbs in combination with aspect markers became increasingly common among older children; (4) the hierarchical regression analysis identified children's preschooling experience as a significant predictor of their early aspectual development, after controlling for the other variables
Biology · Developmental psychology · Lexical Diversity · Linguistics · Mandarin Chinese · Set (abstract data type · Test (biology · Vocabulary · Computer Science · Language Development and Disorders · Psychology · Reading and Literacy Development · Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation
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| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 1,5 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2025 (2) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |