Publications

Publication details [#41597]

Wei, Li and Sherman Lee. 2001. L1 Development in an L2 Environment: The Use of Cantonese Classifiers and Quantifiers by Young British-born Chinese in Tyneside. International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism 4 (5) : 359–382.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

classifier | L1-acquisition | L2-acquisition | quantifier

Language as a subject

Chinese, Cantonese

Place, Publisher

Multilingual Matters

Journal WWW

www.multilingual-matters.com/multi/onlinej.asp

Annotation

This study uses Cantonese data from a group of young British-born Chinese–English bilinguals in Tyneside, to explain first language development patterns in a second language environment.