Development of temporality in Cantonese children's stories
Grant Data
Project Title
Development of temporality in Cantonese children's stories
Principal Investigator
Dr Leung, Cheung Shing
(Principal Investigator)
Duration
35
Start Date
2001-10-01
Amount
416000
Conference Title
Development of temporality in Cantonese children's stories
Presentation Title
Keywords
Cantonese stories
Discipline
Others - Education
HKU Project Code
HKU 7150/01H
Grant Type
General Research Fund (GRF)
Funding Year
2001
Status
Completed
Objectives
To fill this gap of knowledge by studying discourse competence of children in Hong Kong; to examine the use of linguistic devices in expressing temporality in story-telling; to contribute to the growing body of knowledge about the development of Cantonese-speaking children's linguistic ability.