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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Topic-comment constructions in the acquisition of Chinese as a second/foreign language

Abstract

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The main purpose of this study is to investigate factors involved in the learning of five Mandarin Chinese 'topic' constructions by adult English speakers in a formal classroom setting. The focal point of investigation is the effect the subject-prominence of English grammar has on the learning of Chinese topic constructions. All five types of topic are in the surface structural form of topic-subject-verb-(object).

Degree

thesis:*
Name thesis:degree_name
Ph.D.
Level thesis:degree_level
Dissertation
Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
Education
Grantor
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Year dc:date
2011

Author and committee

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Author dc:creator
  • Mu, Zhijun
Contributors dc:contributor
  • Packard, Jerome

Subjects

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Rights

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Statement dc:rights
  • Copyright 1994 Mu, Zhijun
Language dc:language
eng

Identifiers

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Identifier
AAI9543678
(UMI)AAI9543678
OAI identifier oai:identifier
oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/23290

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Last updated
2026-07-22
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citation

Mu, Zhijun. Topic-comment constructions in the acquisition of Chinese as a second/foreign language. Dissertation thesis, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/2142/23290