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The book "Advances in Chinese as a Second Language: Acquisition and Processing" edited by Jiang Nan focuses on the challenges faced by nonnative learners in acquiring and processing Chinese. It is divided into two parts, with the first part exploring the acquisition of Chinese and the second part focusing on how nonnative learners process Chinese. The book covers topics such as aspect markers, question placement, narrative writing, student anxiety, and the acquisition of nouns and tones. It provides valuable insights and recommendations for pedagogical research on Chinese as a second language learning. The book review summarizes the key findings and recommendations, highlighting the importance of factors such as character frequency, complexity, and script type in predicting students' performance, as well as the need for further research on different contexts and the inclusion of heritage learners. [Extracted from the article]