Research Methodology
This chapter described the sampling, data collection, and data analytical methods to be used for this study. Overall, this study sampled 80 preschool children from the Singapore Children Spoken Mandarin Corpus (SCSMC) via stratified systemic sampling. The
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Mandarin Competence of Chinese-English Bilingual Preschoolers A Corpus-based Analysis of Singaporean Children’s Speech
Mandarin Competence of Chinese-English Bilingual Preschoolers
Hock Huan Goh
Mandarin Competence of Chinese-English Bilingual Preschoolers A Corpus-based Analysis of Singaporean Children’s Speech
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Hock Huan Goh Singapore Centre for Chinese Language Nanyang Technological University Singapore Singapore
ISBN 978-981-10-2223-4 ISBN 978-981-10-2225-8 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-981-10-2225-8 Library of Congress Control Number: 2016950379 © Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2017 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Printed on acid-free paper This Springer imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. The registered company address is: 152 Beach Road, #22-06/08 Gateway East, Singapore 189721, Singapore
Preface
Previous works from different areas of study, such as child language study, language acquisition study, and bilingualism study, have argued about and shown the relation between home language and children’s language competence. However, many of these studies have focused mainly on the English language and languages other than Mandarin. The subjects of these studies are also mainly children from Europe and United States whereby the language environment is composed of more alike languages. Similar studies on Mandarin competence of children in the complexly composed multilingual environment of Asia are comparatively rare. To contribute some insights into Mandarin competence of children living in the Asia region, this book presents a study on Mandarin competence of ethnic Chinese children in Singapore, a multiracial, multilingual, and multicultural metropolis city in Asia. In Singapore, due to its unique multilingual environment and language education policies, its population, inclusive of ethnic Chinese, underwent a drastic home language shift over the past 15 years. Among the Chinese popu
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