Abstract:Chinese noun classifiers are an indispensible part of the Chinese language, but are difficult for non-native speakers to use correctly. Chinese language teachers often face challenges in finding an effective way to teach classifiers, as the rules for defining which nouns can be associated with which classifiers are not straightforward. Many theoretical studies have explored the nature of Chinese classifiers, but few studies take an empirical approach to the investigation of effective teaching and learning meth… Show more
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