Lixian Jin

List of John Benjamins publications in which Lixian Jin is involved.

Titles

Development of Pragmatic and Discourse Skills in Chinese-Speaking Children

Edited by Zhu Hua and Lixian Jin

For many years, studies of the development of pragmatic and discourse skills in young children have predominantly focused on English and other European languages, as with the field of child language development in general. This volume, originally published in Chinese Language and Discourse 3:1… read more

[Benjamins Current Topics, 60] 2014. v, 134 pp.

Development of Pragmatic and Discourse Skills in Chinese-Speaking Children

Edited by Zhu Hua and Lixian Jin

Special issue of Chinese Language and Discourse 3:1 (2012) v, 127 pp.

Hua, Zhu and Lixian Jin 2014 Development of pragmatic and discourse skills in Chinese-speaking children Development of Pragmatic and Discourse Skills in Chinese-Speaking Children, Hua, Zhu and Lixian Jin (eds.), pp. 1–11 | Article

Zhou, Jing and Lixian Jin 2014 Do educational backgrounds make a difference? A comparative study on communicative acts of Chinese mothers in interacting with their young children Development of Pragmatic and Discourse Skills in Chinese-Speaking Children, Hua, Zhu and Lixian Jin (eds.), pp. 91–109 | Article

For decades there has been a debate about whether parents with different socioeconomic status have differential influences on their children’s language development. This study focuses on the features of language use of Mandarin-speaking mothers with different educational backgrounds in interaction… read more

Hua, Zhu and Lixian Jin 2012 Development of pragmatic and discourse skills in Chinese-speaking children Development of Pragmatic and Discourse Skills in Chinese-Speaking Children, Hua, Zhu and Lixian Jin (eds.), pp. 1–11 | Article

Zhou, Jing and Lixian Jin 2012 Do educational backgrounds make a difference? A comparative study on communicative acts of Chinese mothers in interacting with their young children Development of Pragmatic and Discourse Skills in Chinese-Speaking Children, Hua, Zhu and Lixian Jin (eds.), pp. 90–108 | Article

For decades there has been a debate about whether parents with different socioeconomic status have differential influences on their children’s language development. This study focuses on the features of language use of Mandarin-speaking mothers with different educational backgrounds in interaction… read more

Jin, Lixian 2010 Review of Law, Weekes & Wong (2009): Language Disorders in Speakers of Chinese Chinese Language and Discourse 1:1, pp. 130–133 | Review

Jin, Lixian and Martin Cortazzi 2008 Images of teachers, learning and questioning in Chinese cultures of learning Metaphors for Learning: Cross-cultural Perspectives, Berendt, Erich A. (ed.), pp. 177–202 | Article