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Language Profile -
Younger Daughter

Cantonese

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  • L1

  • mother tongue acquisition 

  • formal education

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Speaking .......................native

Listening ........................native

Reading .........................native

Writing ...........................native

Mandarin

 

  • L2

  • formal edcuation

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Speaking .............full professional

Listening ..............full professional

Reading .......general professional

Writing .........general professional

English

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  • L2

  • formal edcuation

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Speaking ......general professional

Listening ......general professional

Reading .......general professional

Writing ..........general professional

English

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  • Second language

  • Formal education

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Speaking ..............limited 

Listening ..............limited 

Reading ................limited

Writing .................limited 

Mandarin

 

  • Second language

  • Formal education

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Speaking .............full professional

Listening ..............full professional

Reading .....................................native

Writing .......................................native

Cantonese

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  • First language

  • Mother tongue acquisition 

  • Formal education

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Speaking .......................native

Listening .......................native

Reading .........................native

Writing ...........................native

French

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  • Third language

  • Learnt in secondary school

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Speaking ....................elementary

Listening ....................elementary

Reading .....................elementary

Writing ........................elementary

Thai​

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  • Third language

  • Learn at home

  • Learn by visiting Thailand

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Speaking .............full professional

Listening .....general professional

Reading (N/A)

Writing (N/A)

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Born in Hong Kong, she acquired Cantonese as her first language and is fully proficient in it.

She received formal education for years, she is generally proficient in Mandarin. She is better at Mandarin than English.

By overhearing Thai conversations of parents and immersion of Thai environments in annual visits to Thailand, she picked up the language and is proficient in oral communication skills though stated that the "worm-like" Thai words are too hard to learn.

She once learnt French for a short period and she has rather limited knowledge in it.

What language(s) she uses in different domains?

Mandarin

 

Now used in/ for...​

  • work setting

  • entertainment setting

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  • Frequency of use:
    M
    edium-high

Cantonese

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Now used in/ for...​

  • home setting

  • work setting

  • social setting

  • entertainment

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  • Frequency of use:
    H
    igh

Thai

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Now used in/ for...​

  • home setting

  • entertainment

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  • Frequency of use:
    M
    edium to low

French

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No longer in use currently

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English

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Now used in...​

  • work setting

  • social setting

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  • Frequency of use:
    Medium

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