| 英文摘要 |
The Chinese language is usually construed as a single language of the Han Chinese used on the Chinese mainland and Taiwan. It is easier to understand if we define the Chinese language as a language family consisting of several phonologically different languages including Mandarin and Min. In this sense, I would rather follow the tradition adopted by Yip (Yip, 1980) and call it 'Chinese languages' as each language has a different phonemic system from each other. Three Chinese languages are simultaneously used as tools of communication on different levels of speech in Taiwan. They are Mandarin, Taiwanese, and Hakka. However, the importance of Mandarin and Taiwanese by far surpasses Hakka which has about ten percent of the population in Taiwan (Cheng, 1977) claiming Hakka as their native language. 7 5 percent of the population speak Taiwanese natively while the other 15 percent are native speakers of Mandarin. Despite the fact that the majority of the population in Taiwan speak Taiwanese which is a branch of the Min language called South Min as their native language, Mandarin has been used as the official language and the language of instruction on Taiwan. As Mandarin and Taiwanese have different phonemic systems, there may exist interference in these two languages' speakers when they come in contact. |
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