Decrease of L1-L2 assimilation and its prediction on L2 discrimination: perception of English coronal fricatives by Mandarin speakers [0.03%]
母语与二语习得差异的减少及其对二语识别预测的研究——以汉语母语者感知英语冠状擦音为例
Yuxiao Yang,Fan Yang,David A Porter et al.
Yuxiao Yang et al.
This study examined the perceptual assimilation and discrimination of English coronal fricatives /s, z, θ, ð/ by Mandarin speakers. The focus was on the effect of L2 experience on L1-L2 assimilation and the validity between assimilation p...
Yury Makarov
Yury Makarov
This study presents an extensive palatographic analysis of Shughni consonants, focusing on coronals and velar fricatives. Its main goal is to empirically test the existing descriptions of Shughni phonemes, particularly addressing the contro...
The prosody of cheering in sports events: the case of long-distance running [0.03%]
体育赛事中的加油声调：长跑案例分析
Marzena Żygis,Sarah Wesolek,Nina Hosseini-Kivanani et al.
Marzena Żygis et al.
Since cheering has not yet been systematically investigated from a phonetic perspective, this study explores its acoustic characteristics by focusing on a specific type of cheering: inciting calls directed at individual runners during long-...
Modeling the acoustic profiles of vocal emotions in American English and Mandarin Chinese [0.03%]
美国英语和普通话中发声情感的声音特征建模
Fenqi Wang
Fenqi Wang
This study examined the acoustic profiles of five basic emotions in American English and Mandarin Chinese using a big data approach. A total of 6,373 features were extracted using the openSMILE toolkit, and key discriminative features were ...
Investigating the role of musical experience in lexical tone perception: non-musicians and amateur musicians' perception of Mandarin tones [0.03%]
音乐经验在音调感知中的作用研究——非音乐爱好者和业余音乐爱好者对普通话声调的感知能力比较研究
Xiao Fu,Bronwen G Evans
Xiao Fu
Previous studies have found that musicians typically discriminate Mandarin tones better than non-musicians. However, the relationship between musical experience and tone perception is unclear. In the current study, 39 monolingual native Eng...
Cross-language perception of the Japanese singleton/geminate contrasts: comparison of Vietnamese speakers with and without Japanese language experience [0.03%]
有日本语经验和无日本语经验的越南语者对日语单念音与复念音对比的跨语言感知研究比较
Kimiko Tsukada,Đích Mục Đào,Trang Thi Huyen Le
Kimiko Tsukada
We examined the perception of Japanese consonant length by three groups of Vietnamese speakers and a group of 10 Japanese speakers. Two of the Vietnamese groups consisted of learners of Japanese with one group participating in Vietnam (n = ...
The association between phonological awareness and connected speech perception: an experimental study on young Chinese EFL learners from cue processing perspective [0.03%]
从语音提示加工角度探究英语学习者音系意识与连续口语理解之间的关系
Huichao Bi,Rong Yan,Samad Zare
Huichao Bi
Connected speech, characterized by phonological variations such as contractions and elisions, poses unique challenges for second language learners, yet research on its perception in young EFL populations remains limited. This study examined...
Chenzi Xu
Chenzi Xu
Local differentiation and innovation in spoken Mandarin are now ubiquitous in metropolises in China, accelerated by the widespread promotion of the national lingua franca Standard Mandarin. This paper examines the lexical tones of Plastic M...
The perception of gemination in Italian by first-language speakers in Italy and heritage and second-language speakers in Australia [0.03%]
意大利本土人及澳大利亚意裔和二语人士的意大利语 gemination 知觉差异研究
Valentina De Iacovo,Angelo Dian,John Hajek
Valentina De Iacovo
This study investigates the perception of the consonant length distinction in Italian by first-language (L1), heritage (HS) and second-language (L2) speakers in Australia. We wished to investigate whether Italian HS and L2 speakers perceive...
Katie Jonard
Katie Jonard