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

By Jenny Yi Kuo

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9811093113
• ISBN13: 9789811093111
• Release Date: May 2018
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 154 Pages
• Weight: 0.56 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"