Abstract
This study was designed to evaluate the correlation between participants' acquisition of feminine Chinese speech patterns and time lived in Chinese speaking areas. These patterns include final particles, key words, request words, sentence patterns, and intonation. Data collection was administered through an on-line survey. Participants in this study included twenty female native Mandarin Chinese speakers and 39 female CFL learners. The data collected revealed the correlation between the participants' acquisition of feminine Chinese speech patterns and time spent abroad in a Chinese language environment. Part one of the survey targeted the demographics of the participants. The second part of the survey contained five scenarios that allowed the participants to reveal their reactions to different situations. These groups were separated by the amount of time spent abroad and then analyzed according to these parameters.
Degree
MA
College and Department
Humanities; Center for Language Studies
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BYU ScholarsArchive Citation
Ko, Shu-Ling, "Female CFL (Chinese as Foreign Language) Learners' Acquisition of Native-Like Features of Feminine Chinese Speech" (2009). Theses and Dissertations. 2179.
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/2179
Date Submitted
2009-06-01
Document Type
Thesis
Handle
http://hdl.lib.byu.edu/1877/etd2940
Keywords
Chinese, gender, CFL learners, second language acquisition
Language
English