A comparison of Thai second person pronominal acquisition by Central Thai and Lahu children
This study examined the acquisition of Standard Thai second person pronominals by second language learners (the Lahu children) compared with native speakers (the Central Thai children) of the same age. The pronominals were divided into familiar (Ta and Tb), formal (V1), and formal-respect (V2) pronominals. Changes in children's use of pronominals with age, as they become both linguistically and socially more competent, and how social factors affect pronominal usage, were also investigated. Field observations, interviews, and pronominal eliciting production tasks were the methods for data collection. A regression analysis and t-tests were employed in statistical analysis.
Education, Language and Literature, Language, Linguistics
University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign
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