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The Zero Initial in Chinese: A Preliminary Exploration into D2 and L2 Acquisition
Chan, Marjorie K.M. ( 2023-01 )The Chinese syllable traditionally consists of an initial and a final. If no overt consonant occupies the syllable-initial position, a zero initial (Ø) is placed there. This slot is often not empty, however, but contains ... -
Reanalyzing Variation in Written Taiwanese Southern Min: Proposing a Three Camp Framework
Cockrum, Paul ( 2023-01 )Standard Written Mandarin serves as the official standardized method of communication for much of China and Taiwan. Taiwanese Southern Min, conversely, has been characterized by some scholars as “chaos” due to the lack of ... -
Old Chinese Loanwords in Indigenous Korean among Swadesh’s 200 Words
Eom, Ik-sang ( 2023-01 )The Korean lexicon largely consists of indigenous Korean and Sino-Korean words. What is notable is that a small number of what appears to be indigenous Korean words nonetheless sound similar to corresponding words in Old ... -
L2 Japanese Speaking Span Test: A Preliminary Report
Hattori, Yuki ( 2023-01 )This paper presents a newly created L2 Japanese Speaking Span Test (L2JSST) and reports preliminary results on its validity based on ten English speaking learners of Japanese. The Intermediate High ~ Advanced Japanese ...