Описание: 1: Analyzing Transnational Lives.- 2: (Dis-)embeddedness in Transnational Spaces.- 3: 'Chinese' Transnational Experiences in Hong Kong.- 4: 'Incongruous' Transnational Lives in London.- 5: 'Cosmopolitan' Transnational Living in New York.- 6: Gendered Transnational Experiences 'Back' in Singapore.- 7: Conclusion.
Описание: This book provides readers with a detailed sketch of the Mandarin competence of Chinese children in Singapore from different home language backgrounds. Their Mandarin competence is defined in terms of lexical diversity, syntactic complexity and code-switching tendency. The findings presented show that there are statistical differences in lexical diversity and syntactic complexity among the compared groups of children, and these differences in linguistic competence were found to be positively correlated to increased Mandarin exposure at home. They also demonstrate that there are statistical differences in code-switching tendency among the groups of children compared, which were found to be negatively correlated to increased exposure to Mandarin at home. A general relationship between home language exposure and Mandarin competence was established, although this relationship was found to be volatile, especially among children who are more bilingually exposed. This book shares these findings with linguists, language educators, and language policymakers, both local and international.
Bilingual children's picture book (English - Mandarin Chinese), with audiobook for download Lulu can't fall asleep. All her cuddly toys are dreaming already - the shark, the elephant, the little mouse, the dragon, the kangaroo, and the lion cub. Even the bear has trouble keeping his eyes open ... Hey bear, will you take me along into your dream? Thus begins a journey for Lulu that leads her through the dreams of her cuddly toys - and finally to her own most beautiful dream. ♫ Listen to the story read by native speakers Within the book you'll find a link that gives you free access to audiobooks in both languages. NEW: With printable coloring pages A download link in the book gives you free access to the pictures from the story to color in. ► Use of simplified Chinese characters ► With Pinyin transcription
