Abstract
This paper investigates how Hong Kong preschool Cantonese children express temporality in storytelling. Results show a differential use of aspect markers, time adverbs and connectives. The issues of perspectives taken by the children and adults in narrating the events were compared and discussed.
| Original language | English |
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| Publication status | Published - Aug 2008 |
| Event | 15th World Congress of Applied Linguistics (AILA): Multilingualism: Challenges and Opportunities - Essen, Germany Duration: 24 Aug 2008 → 29 Aug 2008 |
Conference
| Conference | 15th World Congress of Applied Linguistics (AILA): Multilingualism: Challenges and Opportunities |
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| Country/Territory | Germany |
| City | Essen |
| Period | 24/08/08 → 29/08/08 |