Perspectives on Chinese Language Acquisition
Special issue of the International Journal of Chinese Linguistics 12:2 (2025)
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[International Journal of Chinese Linguistics, 12:2] 2025. v, 170 pp.
Publishing status: Available
Published online on 6 October 2025
Published online on 6 October 2025
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Table of Contents
- L1 and L2 perspectives on the development of Chinese language acquisitionHenghua Su | pp. 185–188
- Mandarin-speaking two-year-olds’ comprehension of complement control: A perspective from preferential lookingXiaolu Yang, Jingying Xu & Rushen Shi | pp. 189–216
- Understanding unintended and unsuccessful ironies among Chinese primary school children: Age difference and impact of interlocutors’ social statusNingzi Sun, Rong Yan, Samad Zare & Huichao Bi | pp. 217–241
- The effect of metacognitive instruction on Singapore secondary students’ Chinese listening performance and metacognitive awarenessLimei Zhang | pp. 242–255
- Word learning and motivation through multimodal input for novice Chinese language learnersChing-I Huang & Tianlin Wang | pp. 256–285
- Enhancing Mandarin tone acquisition: Computer-assisted pronunciation training in self‑directed L2 learningYao Wu, Henghua Su & Hui Yin | pp. 286–314
- Cloze test and self-assessment as measures of L2 Chinese proficiency: A contextualized approach for university language programsZhiying Qian | pp. 315–345
- Jing Jin & Sihui (Echo) Ke (eds.). 2025. Chinese Language Education and Second Language Chinese Acquisition: An Interface with Chinese LinguisticsReviewed by Shengnan Xiao | pp. 346–354
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