L1 and L2 Mental Lexicons in Chinese - (Studies on Language Acquisition [Sola]) by Jiang (Hardcover)

About the Book

Language acquisition is a human endeavor par excellence. As children, all human beings learn to understand and speak at least one language: their mother tongue. It is a process that seems to take place without any obvious effort. Second language learning, particularly among adults, causes more difficulty. The purpose of this series is to compile a collection of high-quality monographs on language acquisition. The series serves the needs of everyone who wants to know more about the problem of language acquisition in general and/or about language acquisition in specific contexts.

Book Synopsis

This book examines how words are stored in the minds of Chinese speakers. It examines the mental lexicons of both native speakers of Chinese/first language (L1) users and second language (L2) learners of Chinese.

About the Author

Wenying (Wendy) Jiang, University of Queensland, Australia