Development of Temporality in a Child Bilingual (Chinese/English)
The acquisition of temporality has drawn a lot of attention recently, but studies on
languages like Chinese are still scarce.
The present paper investigates the acquisition of temporality in Chinese,
especially the acquisition of the particle LE by a bilingual (Chinese/English) child from
age 2 to 2.5. Data was gathered through tape-recorded conversations between the child
and the mother. Data analysis was done within the Aspect Hypothesis and Prototype
Hypothesis framework and the influence of English in the development was discussed.