Format:
1 online resource (222 pages)
ISBN:
9781000818369
Series Statement:
Routledge Research in Language Education Ser.
Content:
Cover -- Half Title -- Series -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- List of Abbreviations -- Acknowledgements -- 1 Introduction -- Objectives of the Book -- Target Group of Learners -- English in China Today -- Importance of Understanding ESL Learners' Errors -- Scope of the Book -- Sources of Data -- Intended Audience of the Book -- Organization of the Book -- 2 English and Chinese-Cantonese Grammar in Contrast -- The English Language and the Chinese Language -- Basic Sentence Constituents: English Subject vs. Chinese-Cantonese Topic -- English and Chinese-Cantonese Verbs/Verb Phrases -- Finiteness and Nonfiniteness in English and Chinese-Cantonese -- Tense vs. Aspect in English and Chinese-Cantonese -- Passive Constructions in English and Chinese-Cantonese -- English and Chinese-Cantonese Noun Phrases -- English and Chinese-Cantonese Determiners -- Generic Reference -- Definite Reference -- Indefinite Reference -- Chinese-Cantonese Classifiers -- English and Chinese-Cantonese Relative Structures -- English and Chinese-Cantonese Adjectives/Adjective Phrases -- English Prepositions and Chinese-Cantonese Coverbs -- Clause Combining Strategies: Parataxis vs Hypotaxis -- Conclusion -- 3 English and Cantonese Phonology in Contrast -- The English and Cantonese Consonant Systems -- Plosives/Stops -- Fricatives -- Affricates -- Nasals and Lateral -- Approximants -- The English and Cantonese Vowel Systems -- Pure Vowels -- Diphthongs -- The English and Cantonese Syllable Structures -- The English and Cantonese Tones -- The English and Cantonese Rhythmic Patterns -- Words in Connected Speech -- Weak Forms -- Linkage -- Conclusion -- 4 Learner Problems in the Acquisition of English Grammar I: Interlingual Errors -- Lexical Level -- Inaccurate Directionality -- Synonym Confusion -- Vocabulary Compensation.
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Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781032172514
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9781032172514
Language:
English
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