Assessing Chinese Learners of English [[electronic resource] ] : Language Constructs, Consequences and Conundrums / / edited by Guoxing Yu, Yan Jin |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2016.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London : , : Palgrave Macmillan UK : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2016 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (332 p.) |
Disciplina | 428.0071/051 |
Soggetto topico |
Applied linguistics
Language and languages—Study and teaching Sociolinguistics Applied Linguistics Language Teaching |
ISBN | 1-137-44978-0 |
Classificazione | LAN009000LAN020000 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Machine generated contents note: -- Foreword; Cyril Weir -- 1. Assessing Chinese learners of English - the language constructs, consequences and conundrums: An Introduction; Guoxing Yu and Yan JIN -- 2. Implementing a learning-oriented approach within English Language assessment in Hong Kong schools: practices, issues and complexities; Liz Hamp-Lyons -- 3. Contriving authentic interaction: Task implementation and engagement in school-based peer group speaking assessment in Hong Kong; Daniel M. K. Lam -- 4. The impact of test mode on the use of communication strategies in the paired discussion task; Yan Jin and Lin Zhang -- 5. Fact-to-face interaction in a speaking test: A corpus-based study of Chinese learners' basic spoken vocabulary; Shasha Xu -- 6. Features of formulaic language used by Chinese EFL learners in their performance in a story-retelling assessment task; Lei Wang and Chan Chen -- 7. Assessing incidental vocabulary learning by Chinese EFL learners; Chanchan Tang and Jeanine Treffers-Daller -- 8. Chinese users' reactions to automated scoring of speech and validity implications; Xiaoming Xi, Jonathan Schmidgall and Yuan Wang -- 9. Project-based group assessment in the second language classroom: Understanding university students' perceptions; David Qian -- 10. The Chinese students' response to an assessment policy change: A case study; Qiuxian Chen and Lyn May -- 11. Students' voices: What factors influence their English learning and test performance?; Ying Zheng -- 12. Standard English or Chinese English? Native and non-native English teachers' perceptions; Ying Zhang -- 13. The power of the General English Proficiency Test on the Taiwanese society and its tertiary English education; Shwu-wen Lin -- 14. Twenty years of Cambridge English in China: Investigating the impact; Xiangdong Gu and Nick Saville. |
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Chinese under globalization [[electronic resource] ] : emerging trends in language use in China / / edited by Jin Liu, Hongyin Tao |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Singapore, : World Scientific Pub. Co., 2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (225 p.) |
Disciplina |
410.51
495.12 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
LiuJin
TaoHongyin |
Soggetto topico |
Language and languages - China
Chinese language Globalization - China |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-280-66948-9
9786613646415 981-4350-70-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
CONTENTS; Introduction; References; Chapter 1 Synchronic Variation or Diachronic Change: A Sociolinguistic Study of Chinese Internet Language Liwei Gao; 1. Introduction; 2. The Theoretical Framework; 2.1. The apparent time construct; 2.2. Other considerations; 2.2.1. The prestige of CIL; 2.2.2. The likelihood of cross-modality influence; 2.2.3. The role of youths in linguistic change; 3. The Data; 3.1. The lexical usages; 3.2. The sentential features; 3.3. The discursive level; 3.3.1. A bilingual code 5; 3.3.2. A written spoken style; 3.3.3. A joking style
4. Possible Types of Linguistic Changes 64.1. Lexicon; 4.2. Grammar; 4.2.1. Word order; 4.2.2. Change in word category; 4.3. Discourse; 5. Concluding Remarks; References; Chapter 2 The Metaphorical World of Chinese Online Entertainment News Chong Han; 1. Entertainment News in China; 2. Metaphorical Tricks; 3. Defining Metaphor; 4. Description of the Data; 5. The Identified Metaphors; 5.1. War; 5.1.1. Competition is War; 5.1.2. Business is War; 5.1.3. Interaction is War; 5.2. Martial arts; 5.3. Fire; 5.3.1. Success in market is fire (or heat or explosion) 5.3.2. Enthusiasm is fire (or explosion)5.3.3. Sexual appeal is fire (or explosion); 5.4. Wind; 5.5. Food; 6. Conclusion; References; Chapter 3 The Use of Chinese Dialects on the Internet: Youth Language and Local Youth Identity in Urban China Jin Liu; 1. Introduction; 2. The Educated Youth's Promotion of Dialects on the Internet; 2.1. Xue Cun's internet song in Northeastern Mandarin; 2.2. A reaction to the global English and the national Mandarin; 2.3. Signifying pluralism and diversity in dialect-rendered texts; 2.4. Writing of dialect with Chinese characters on the Internet 5 2.5. The "standard" tests on dialect competence 3. Dialect Rap Songs and Local Youth Identity; 3.1. Distinctive local sensibilities; 3.2. Strong local identity and the construction of locality in dialect rap; 4. The SHN Website and the Shanghai Youth Identity; References; Chapter 4 "My Turf, I Decide": Linguistic Circulation in the Emergence of a Chinese Youth Culture Qing Zhang and Chen-Chun E; 1. Introduction; 2. Theoretical Frameworks; 3. The Origin of "My Turf, I Decide" and Its Metapragmatic Typification; 4. Linguistic Features of the Slogan; 5. Google Search of "My Turf, I Decide" 6. Circulation and Recontextualization of the Slogan in Online Discourses 6.1. Taking a stance of independence and self-determination; 6.2. Taking a stance of defiance against authority; 6.3. Taking a stance of individuality and (bold) self-expression; 6.4. Taking a stance of individuality and audacity; 7. Titles of Commercial Web Pages; 8. Conclusion; Appendix; References; Chapter 5 Chinese Via English: A Case Study of "Lettered-Words" As a Way of Integration into Global Communication Ksenia Kozha; 1. Introduction; 2. Lettered-Words as Transfer Factor; 2.1. Why lettered words? 3. Integration: Its Context and Contents |
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Chinese under globalization [[electronic resource] ] : emerging trends in language use in China / / edited by Jin Liu, Hongyin Tao |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Singapore, : World Scientific Pub. Co., 2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (225 p.) |
Disciplina |
410.51
495.12 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
LiuJin
TaoHongyin |
Soggetto topico |
Language and languages - China
Chinese language Globalization - China |
ISBN |
1-280-66948-9
9786613646415 981-4350-70-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
CONTENTS; Introduction; References; Chapter 1 Synchronic Variation or Diachronic Change: A Sociolinguistic Study of Chinese Internet Language Liwei Gao; 1. Introduction; 2. The Theoretical Framework; 2.1. The apparent time construct; 2.2. Other considerations; 2.2.1. The prestige of CIL; 2.2.2. The likelihood of cross-modality influence; 2.2.3. The role of youths in linguistic change; 3. The Data; 3.1. The lexical usages; 3.2. The sentential features; 3.3. The discursive level; 3.3.1. A bilingual code 5; 3.3.2. A written spoken style; 3.3.3. A joking style
4. Possible Types of Linguistic Changes 64.1. Lexicon; 4.2. Grammar; 4.2.1. Word order; 4.2.2. Change in word category; 4.3. Discourse; 5. Concluding Remarks; References; Chapter 2 The Metaphorical World of Chinese Online Entertainment News Chong Han; 1. Entertainment News in China; 2. Metaphorical Tricks; 3. Defining Metaphor; 4. Description of the Data; 5. The Identified Metaphors; 5.1. War; 5.1.1. Competition is War; 5.1.2. Business is War; 5.1.3. Interaction is War; 5.2. Martial arts; 5.3. Fire; 5.3.1. Success in market is fire (or heat or explosion) 5.3.2. Enthusiasm is fire (or explosion)5.3.3. Sexual appeal is fire (or explosion); 5.4. Wind; 5.5. Food; 6. Conclusion; References; Chapter 3 The Use of Chinese Dialects on the Internet: Youth Language and Local Youth Identity in Urban China Jin Liu; 1. Introduction; 2. The Educated Youth's Promotion of Dialects on the Internet; 2.1. Xue Cun's internet song in Northeastern Mandarin; 2.2. A reaction to the global English and the national Mandarin; 2.3. Signifying pluralism and diversity in dialect-rendered texts; 2.4. Writing of dialect with Chinese characters on the Internet 5 2.5. The "standard" tests on dialect competence 3. Dialect Rap Songs and Local Youth Identity; 3.1. Distinctive local sensibilities; 3.2. Strong local identity and the construction of locality in dialect rap; 4. The SHN Website and the Shanghai Youth Identity; References; Chapter 4 "My Turf, I Decide": Linguistic Circulation in the Emergence of a Chinese Youth Culture Qing Zhang and Chen-Chun E; 1. Introduction; 2. Theoretical Frameworks; 3. The Origin of "My Turf, I Decide" and Its Metapragmatic Typification; 4. Linguistic Features of the Slogan; 5. Google Search of "My Turf, I Decide" 6. Circulation and Recontextualization of the Slogan in Online Discourses 6.1. Taking a stance of independence and self-determination; 6.2. Taking a stance of defiance against authority; 6.3. Taking a stance of individuality and (bold) self-expression; 6.4. Taking a stance of individuality and audacity; 7. Titles of Commercial Web Pages; 8. Conclusion; Appendix; References; Chapter 5 Chinese Via English: A Case Study of "Lettered-Words" As a Way of Integration into Global Communication Ksenia Kozha; 1. Introduction; 2. Lettered-Words as Transfer Factor; 2.1. Why lettered words? 3. Integration: Its Context and Contents |
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Chinese under globalization [[electronic resource] ] : emerging trends in language use in China / / edited by Jin Liu, Hongyin Tao |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Singapore, : World Scientific Pub. Co., 2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (225 p.) |
Disciplina |
410.51
495.12 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
LiuJin
TaoHongyin |
Soggetto topico |
Language and languages - China
Chinese language Globalization - China |
ISBN |
1-280-66948-9
9786613646415 981-4350-70-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
CONTENTS; Introduction; References; Chapter 1 Synchronic Variation or Diachronic Change: A Sociolinguistic Study of Chinese Internet Language Liwei Gao; 1. Introduction; 2. The Theoretical Framework; 2.1. The apparent time construct; 2.2. Other considerations; 2.2.1. The prestige of CIL; 2.2.2. The likelihood of cross-modality influence; 2.2.3. The role of youths in linguistic change; 3. The Data; 3.1. The lexical usages; 3.2. The sentential features; 3.3. The discursive level; 3.3.1. A bilingual code 5; 3.3.2. A written spoken style; 3.3.3. A joking style
4. Possible Types of Linguistic Changes 64.1. Lexicon; 4.2. Grammar; 4.2.1. Word order; 4.2.2. Change in word category; 4.3. Discourse; 5. Concluding Remarks; References; Chapter 2 The Metaphorical World of Chinese Online Entertainment News Chong Han; 1. Entertainment News in China; 2. Metaphorical Tricks; 3. Defining Metaphor; 4. Description of the Data; 5. The Identified Metaphors; 5.1. War; 5.1.1. Competition is War; 5.1.2. Business is War; 5.1.3. Interaction is War; 5.2. Martial arts; 5.3. Fire; 5.3.1. Success in market is fire (or heat or explosion) 5.3.2. Enthusiasm is fire (or explosion)5.3.3. Sexual appeal is fire (or explosion); 5.4. Wind; 5.5. Food; 6. Conclusion; References; Chapter 3 The Use of Chinese Dialects on the Internet: Youth Language and Local Youth Identity in Urban China Jin Liu; 1. Introduction; 2. The Educated Youth's Promotion of Dialects on the Internet; 2.1. Xue Cun's internet song in Northeastern Mandarin; 2.2. A reaction to the global English and the national Mandarin; 2.3. Signifying pluralism and diversity in dialect-rendered texts; 2.4. Writing of dialect with Chinese characters on the Internet 5 2.5. The "standard" tests on dialect competence 3. Dialect Rap Songs and Local Youth Identity; 3.1. Distinctive local sensibilities; 3.2. Strong local identity and the construction of locality in dialect rap; 4. The SHN Website and the Shanghai Youth Identity; References; Chapter 4 "My Turf, I Decide": Linguistic Circulation in the Emergence of a Chinese Youth Culture Qing Zhang and Chen-Chun E; 1. Introduction; 2. Theoretical Frameworks; 3. The Origin of "My Turf, I Decide" and Its Metapragmatic Typification; 4. Linguistic Features of the Slogan; 5. Google Search of "My Turf, I Decide" 6. Circulation and Recontextualization of the Slogan in Online Discourses 6.1. Taking a stance of independence and self-determination; 6.2. Taking a stance of defiance against authority; 6.3. Taking a stance of individuality and (bold) self-expression; 6.4. Taking a stance of individuality and audacity; 7. Titles of Commercial Web Pages; 8. Conclusion; Appendix; References; Chapter 5 Chinese Via English: A Case Study of "Lettered-Words" As a Way of Integration into Global Communication Ksenia Kozha; 1. Introduction; 2. Lettered-Words as Transfer Factor; 2.1. Why lettered words? 3. Integration: Its Context and Contents |
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Directional particles in Cantonese : form, function, and grammaticalization / / Winnie Chor |
Autore | Chor Winnie |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia : , : John Benjamins Publishing Company, , [2018] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (240 pages) |
Disciplina | 495.17/95127 |
Collana | Studies in chinese language and discourse |
Soggetto topico |
Cantonese dialects - Particles
Cantonese dialects - Grammar Chinese language - Grammar |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910480223803321 |
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Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia : , : John Benjamins Publishing Company, , [2018] | ||
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Directional particles in Cantonese : form, function, and grammaticalization / / Winnie Chor |
Autore | Chor Winnie |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia : , : John Benjamins Publishing Company, , [2018] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (240 pages) |
Disciplina | 495.17/95127 |
Collana | Studies in chinese language and discourse |
Soggetto topico |
Cantonese dialects - Particles
Cantonese dialects - Grammar Chinese language - Grammar |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910796778503321 |
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Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia : , : John Benjamins Publishing Company, , [2018] | ||
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Directional particles in Cantonese : form, function, and grammaticalization / / Winnie Chor |
Autore | Chor Winnie |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia : , : John Benjamins Publishing Company, , [2018] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (240 pages) |
Disciplina | 495.17/95127 |
Collana | Studies in chinese language and discourse |
Soggetto topico |
Cantonese dialects - Particles
Cantonese dialects - Grammar Chinese language - Grammar |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910816960003321 |
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The English Language in Hong Kong [[electronic resource] ] : Diachronic and Synchronic Perspectives / / by Stephen Evans |
Autore | Evans Stephen |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2016.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London : , : Palgrave Macmillan UK : , : Imprint : Palgrave Pivot, , 2016 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (XIV, 136 p. 21 illus.) |
Disciplina | 490 |
Collana | Palgrave Pivot |
Soggetto topico |
Languages
Language and languages Oriental literature Sociolinguistics Language policy Philology Linguistics Multilingualism Asian Languages Asian Literature Language Policy and Planning Language and Literature |
ISBN | 1-137-50624-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Chapter 1: Introduction: Exploring the diffusion and diversification of English -- Chapter 2: Language trends in the organs of government -- Chapter 3: Language policies and practices in education -- Chapter 4: English as a business lingua franca -- Chapter 5: The English-using community -- Chapter 6: The evolutionary dynamics of Hong Kong English -- Chapter 7: Conclusion: Investigating the past, illuminating the present, imagining the future. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910253343403321 |
Evans Stephen
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A grammar of Nuosu / / Matthias Gerner |
Autore | Gerner Matthias |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berlin : , : De Gruyter Mouton, , [2013] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (577 p.) |
Disciplina | 495.4 |
Collana |
Mouton Grammar Library [MGL]
Mouton grammar library |
Soggetto topico | Yi language - Grammar |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-306-09181-0
3-11-030867-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Acknowledgment -- Preface -- Table of Contents -- List of Tables -- Abbreviations -- Chapter 1. The people and their environment -- Chapter 2. Language background -- Chapter 3. Phonology -- Chapter 4. Word structure -- Chapter 5. The noun phrase -- Chapter 6. The verb phrase -- Chapter 7. Tense and aspect -- Chapter 8. Modality and evidentiality -- Chapter 9. Adverbs and negation -- Chapter 10. Subject and object -- Chapter 11. Valency changing constructions -- Chapter 12. Versatile constructions -- Chapter 13. Complex sentences -- Chapter 14. Topic and focus -- Chapter 15. Speech act particles -- References -- Appendix: Folk Stories -- Name Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910453380303321 |
Gerner Matthias
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A grammar of Nuosu / / Matthias Gerner |
Autore | Gerner Matthias |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berlin : , : De Gruyter Mouton, , [2013] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (577 p.) |
Disciplina | 495.4 |
Collana |
Mouton Grammar Library [MGL]
Mouton grammar library |
Soggetto topico | Yi language - Grammar |
ISBN |
1-306-09181-0
3-11-030867-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Acknowledgment -- Preface -- Table of Contents -- List of Tables -- Abbreviations -- Chapter 1. The people and their environment -- Chapter 2. Language background -- Chapter 3. Phonology -- Chapter 4. Word structure -- Chapter 5. The noun phrase -- Chapter 6. The verb phrase -- Chapter 7. Tense and aspect -- Chapter 8. Modality and evidentiality -- Chapter 9. Adverbs and negation -- Chapter 10. Subject and object -- Chapter 11. Valency changing constructions -- Chapter 12. Versatile constructions -- Chapter 13. Complex sentences -- Chapter 14. Topic and focus -- Chapter 15. Speech act particles -- References -- Appendix: Folk Stories -- Name Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910790884003321 |
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