"It" as a personal pronoun is used in many expressions without reference to persons or things. Chinese students of English as a second language find the different uses hard to understand. The differing uses of "it" in English and Chinese and errors made by Chinese students are discussed. (SW)

Discusses main ideas of papers presented that reflect the new directions explored in the field of Chinese linguistics. Current areas of study include tonal distinctions in dialect studies, contrastive analysis of Taiwanese and standard Chinese verb phrase structures, and the application of old Chinese morphological grammar to characteristics of…

Epidemiologic survey of the mental health status of Cambodian, Vietnamese and Chinese residents of Santa Clara County reports on the following: (1) distribution of mental health problems; (2) comparison of problems with those of general population; (3) relationship of health and use of mental health services to distribution of problems; and (4)…

The separation-individuation process of individuals is mediated by cultural factors of the society to which the individuals belong. Since the Chinese culture emphasizes collectivism rather than the individualism of Western culture, it is believed that there are differences in the separation-individuation process of individuals between the two…

Narrow stereotypic perceptions of and prejudice toward the Chinese have been so pervasive and tenable that Americans of Chinese ancestry do not perceive themselves with a meaningful identity; examination of American social studies textbooks shows that involvement of Asians in American history is barely mentioned or neglected completely. (Author/JM)

Presents a profile of the Chinese elderly and discusses conditions of the elderly in new China. Looks at the female role in China and elaborates on retirement, daily life, and health care for Chinese elderly. (RC)

The author summarizes some of the spoken language policies of the People's Republic of China and the Republic of China of Taiwan, including some statistics on dialect speakers in the population, methods for promoting Mandarin in the schools, and attitudes toward the maintenance of minority languages. (SJL)

Lists a sampling of books available about Chinese and Chinese Americans. Includes works on history, fiction, folktales, poetry, and biographies. Adds cautionary notes where a work may be inappropriate in some instances. Explains that the books align with California's literature and social science frameworks. (DK)

Studied whether the language spoken affects the way subjects think about time in 3 experiments involving: (1) 26 English-speaking and 20 native Mandarin-speaking college students; (2) 25 bilingual students; and (3) 70 native English speakers. Results suggest that language is a powerful tool for shaping thought about abstract domains and habitual…

The two logical notions of intension and extension are examined and applied to examples of Chinese words. Intension and extension are comparable to "sense" and "reference." It is found that they are not only useful in explaining certain problems concerning meaning, but also cogent in building a formal semantic structure parallel to formal syntax…

THIS REPORT CONTAINS A PAPER ON RYUKYUAN-JAPANESE LANGUAGE DIVERSITY AND A DESCRIPTION OF THE LANGUAGES OF THE KHAM-THAI FAMILY FOUND IN THAILAND, CAMBODIA, LAOS, VIETNAM, INDIA, AND SOUTHEAST CHINA. (THE REPORT IS PART OF A SERIES, ED 010 350 TO ED 010 367.) (JK)

Seen as tentative categories, Chinese in America and Chinese Americans, can serve as providing the framework for Chinese people to work together in the quest of Chinese ethnic self-understanding. (Author/EB)

Provides an overview of important social, political, economic, and military events in China during this 150-year period. Identifies five broad eras within the period which teachers should highlight in their classes. (JDH)

Provides a checklist which will help teachers guard against common pitfalls present in low-quality and outdated materials used to teach about post-1949 China. (JDH)