Wong, Hin Yee. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2010. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 179-202). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Acknowledgements / List of Abbreviations / List of Tables / Abstract / Chapter Chapter One --- Introduction / Chapter 1.1 --- Bilingual first language acquisition --- p.1 / Chapter 1.2 --- Cross-linguistic Influence --- p.3 / Chapter 1.2.1 --- Definition --- p.3 / Chapter 1.2.2 --- Cross-linguistic influence in bilingual development --- p.5 / Chapter 1.3 --- Structural overlap --- p.7 / Chapter 1.4 --- Language dominance --- p.14 / Chapter 1.5 --- Language Input --- p.17 / Chapter 1.6 --- Individual variation --- p.18 / Chapter 1.7 --- English VPC and Cantonese DVC --- p.20 / Chapter 1.8 --- Organization of the thesis --- p.24 / Chapter Chapter Two --- The structure of English VPC and Cantonese DVC / Chapter 2.1 --- English VPCs --- p.28 / Chapter 2.1.1 --- Semantic classes of English VPCs --- p.28 / Chapter 2.1.2 --- The Structure of English VPCs --- p.32 / Chapter 2.1.3 --- Linear order of VPCs --- p.38 / Chapter 2.1.4 --- "Differentiating verb particles, prepositions and adverbs" --- p.41 / Chapter 2.2 --- Cantonese DVCs --- p.45 / Chapter 2.2.1 --- Cantonese directional verbs --- p.46 / Chapter 2.2.2 --- Cantonese simple DVCs --- p.50 / Chapter 2.2.3 --- Cantonese complex DVCs --- p.51 / Chapter 2.2.4 --- Structure of Cantonese DVC --- p.52 / Chapter 2.2.4.1 --- Simple DVCs vs Complex DVCs --- p.52 / Chapter 2.2.4.2 --- Insertion of dak1 and m4 --- p.56 / Chapter 2.2.5 --- Aspectual meanings in directional complements --- p.58 / Chapter 2.3 --- Typological Differences between English VPCs and Cantonese DVCs --- p.59 / Chapter 2.3.1 --- Talmy (2000)'s classification of languages --- p.59 / Chapter 2.3.2 --- English VPCs vs Cantonese DVCs --- p.62 / Chapter 2.4 --- Summary --- p.65 / Chapter Chapter Three --- The acquisition of English VPCs in monolingual and bilingual children / Chapter 3.1 --- "Snyder (1995, 2001) The Compounding Parameter on acquisition of VPC s" --- p.69 / Chapter 3.2 --- Sawyer (2001)'s study of acquisition of English VPCs in monolingual children --- p.72 / Chapter 3.3 --- Diessel and Tomasello (2005)'s study on acquisition of VPCs --- p.76 / Chapter 3.4 --- Yip and Matthews (2007)'s study on acquisition of VPC in bilingual children --- p.78 / Chapter 3.5 --- Summary --- p.82 / Chapter Chapter Four --- Hypotheses and Methodology / Chapter 4.1 --- Acquisition of English VPCs --- p.83 / Chapter 4.2 --- Acquisition of Cantonese DVCs --- p.86 / Chapter 4.3 --- Language dominance --- p.87 / Chapter 4.4 --- Parental input --- p.88 / Chapter 4.5 --- Multifactorial analysis of the choice of VPC order --- p.89 / Chapter 4.6 --- Methodology --- p.89 / Chapter 4.6.1 --- Subjects --- p.90 / Chapter 4.6.2 --- The bilingual data --- p.92 / Chapter 4.6.3 --- Analysis --- p.93 / Chapter 4.7 --- Summary --- p.100 / Chapter Chapter Five --- The Acquisition of English Verb-Particle Constructions / Chapter 5.1 --- Distribution of English VPCs --- p.101 / Chapter 5.2 --- Transitive VPCs with a null object --- p.103 / Chapter 5.3 --- Split/non-split order of VPCs --- p.106 / Chapter 5.4 --- Type of VPCs in split/non-split order --- p.111 / Chapter 5.4.1 --- Spatial VPCs vs Non-spatial VPCs --- p.111 / Chapter 5.4.2 --- English VPCs containing particles in and out and their word order --- p.115 / Chapter 5.5 --- Frequency of particles in VPC --- p.116 / Chapter 5.6 --- Statistical analysis --- p.121 / Chapter 5.6.1 --- Monofactorial analysis among Cantonese-dominant bilingual children --- p.123 / Chapter 5.6.2 --- Monofactorial analysis among non-Cantonese-dominant bilingual children --- p.125 / Chapter 5.7 --- Input analysis --- p.127 / Chapter 5.8 --- Non-target forms --- p.128 / Chapter 5.8.1 --- Non-split VPCs with personal pronoun as direct object --- p.129 / Chapter 5.8.2 --- The combination of the verb and the particle --- p.132 / Chapter 5.8.3 --- Particle used as a verb --- p.135 / Chapter 5.8.4 --- Errors reported in monolingual children --- p.138 / Chapter 5.9 --- Summary --- p.140 / Chapter Chapter Six --- The Acquisition of Cantonese DVCs / Chapter 6.1 --- Simple and complex DVCs --- p.143 / Chapter 6.2 --- Directional verbs as complements and main verbs --- p.147 / Chapter 6.3 --- Frequency of directional verb complements --- p.153 / Chapter 6.4 --- Placement of objects --- p.155 / Chapter 6.5 --- Non-target forms --- p.160 / Chapter 6.5.1 --- Absence of the second verb complement in Cantonese complex DVCs --- p.160 / Chapter 6.5.2 --- Non-split order in complex DVCs --- p.162 / Chapter 6.5.3 --- Negation in Cantonese DVC --- p.165 / Chapter 6.4.5 --- Other non-target forms --- p.167 / Chapter 6.6 --- Summary --- p.168 / Chapter Chapter Seven --- Discussion of Results / Chapter 7.1 --- Cross-linguistic influence in bilingual acquisition --- p.170 / Chapter 7.2 --- Cross-linguistic influence in English VPCs --- p.171 / Chapter 7.3 --- Acquisition of Cantonese DVCs --- p.178 / Chapter 7.4 --- The factors of structural overlap and language dominance --- p.183 / Chapter 7.5 --- Parental Input --- p.184 / Chapter 7.6 --- Acquisition of the components of VPC and DVC --- p.185 / Chapter 7.7 --- Individual differences --- p.186 / Chapter 7.8 --- Snyder's parameter for English VPCs --- p.186 / Chapter 7.9 --- Sawyer's study on acquisition of English VPCs --- p.188 / Chapter 7.10 --- Summary --- p.188 / Chapter Chapter Eight --- Conclusions and Suggestions for Future Research / Chapter 8.1 --- Conclusions --- p.191 / Chapter 8.2 --- Suggestions for further research --- p.194 / Chapter 8.3 --- Open questions --- p.195 / References

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