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Code-switching and language maintenance as reflected in the daily communication among Chinese in Auckland

Yu, S (AUT University: CNKI, 2006)

Traditional study on code-switching has mainly been focusing on three aspects of this phenomenon: its social function and meaning, psycholinguistic mechanism, and grammatical constrains involved. This paper, however, ...
Early signs of language shifting among recent Chinese immigrants in New Zealand

Yu, S (AUT University, 2008)

Recently, learning Chinese as foreign language (CFL) is becoming more and more popular around the world. However, promoting Mandarin among tens of millions of overseas Chinese has not been given enough attention. Research ...
How much does parental language behaviour reflect their language beliefs in language maintenance?

Yu, S (John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2010)

It has been widely accepted that parental language beliefs play a crucial role in language maintenance. Studies show that Chinese immigrants are not exempted from language shift although they are frequently reported ...