The Development of Interrogative Forms and Functions in Early Childhood Cantonese

Autor/inn/en	Li, Hui; Tse, Shek Kam; Sin Wong, Jessie Ming; Mei Wong, Eileen Chin; Leung, Shing On
Titel	The Development of Interrogative Forms and Functions in Early Childhood Cantonese
Quelle	In: First Language, 33 (2013) 2, S.168-181 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0142-7237
DOI	10.1177/0142723713479422
Schlagwörter	Language Acquisition; Sino Tibetan Languages; Information Seeking; Computational Linguistics; Gender Differences; Age Differences; Preferences; Questioning Techniques; Preschool Children; Kindergarten; Coding; Sentence Structure; Foreign Countries; China + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Sprachaneignung; Spracherwerb; Informationserschließung; Linguistics; Computerlinguistik; Geschlechterkonflikt; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Befragungstechnik; Fragetechnik; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Codierung; Programmierung; Satzbau; Satzstruktur; Ausland
Abstract	This study investigated question acquisition in Cantonese-speaking young children with a focus on the development of interrogative forms and functions. Data from a child Cantonese corpus (492 children aged 36, 48 and 60 months) were analysed. The main results were that: (1) all the interrogative forms and functions were produced by the three age groups and no age difference was found; (2) significant gender differences in favour of females were found; and (3) a significant form-function preference was obtained, with "wh"- and multiple questions being primarily used to seek information, and "yes/no" and rising tone/echo questions being largely used to request action. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01