The Grammaticalization of "Have" in Cantonese-English Bilinguals
Led and first-authored a corpus study on Cantonese-English bilingual acquisition of English "have V-ed" constructions using CHILDES data.
Led and first-authored a corpus study on Cantonese-English bilingual acquisition of English “have V-ed” constructions using CHILDES data.
Highlights
- Showed delayed mastery of auxiliary-like “have” due to interference from Cantonese aspect markers, supporting cross-linguistic influence claims.
- Presented the work at the 5th International Conference on Theoretical East Asian Psycholinguistics.
Metadata
- Context: Cross-Strait Summer Academic Exchange of the Junzheng Fund
- Timeline: Jul 2024 - Aug 2024