Study On The Order Of Tonal Acquisition Of Korean-Speaking Learners Of Chinese

By using the data of two Korean-speaking learners of Chinese,we have investigated the acquisition of tone in the language development.According to the comparation,we hold the idea that there is a significant difference between the acquisition of tone of Chinese as a second language and as a first language.Actually,in the first language acquisition,children's acquisition of tone is an obvious linear state,which is different from the irregular development of second language acquisition,except for the errors caused by unstable factors.According to the inference,the tone ability of second language acquisition is inseparable from continuous learning and review.Through the analysis of corpus,we found that tone 1 and tone 4 are easier than tone 2 and tone3 to acquire for Korean-speaking learners of Chinese.With this conclusion,we have proceeded another experiment of 30 Korean-speaking learners of Chinese about tone perception and production to determine the correct rate of four tones in their different learning stages.The results of the experiment are the same as that of the previous one.In the 30 subjects,the error rate of tone2 and the tone3 is higher than the error rate of the tonel and the tone4.Different from the traditional transcriptional research,according to the record by ear,this article adopts the experimental way to study Chinese tones acquisition.In quantitative research,this paper collects the data of tone perception and tone production.Finally we draw the conclusion that one 1 and tone 4 are earlier than tone 2 and tone3 to acquire for Korean-speaking learners of Chinese.