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Youran Lin; Karen E. Pollock; Fangfang Li – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2025
Purpose: This study investigates how Mandarin-English bilingual students in Canada produce Mandarin tones and how this is influenced by factors such as tone complexity, cross-linguistic influences, and speech input. Method: Participants were 82 students enrolled in a Chinese bilingual program in Western Canada. Students were recruited from Grades…
Descriptors: Speech Communication, Mandarin Chinese, Tone Languages, Elementary School Students
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Shu, Hua; Peng, Hong; McBride-Chang, Catherine – Developmental Science, 2008
Two studies explored the nature of phonological awareness (PA) in Chinese. In Study 1, involving 146 children, awareness of phoneme onset did not differ from chance levels at ages 3-5 years in preschool but increased to 70% correct in first grade, when children first received phonological coding (Pinyin) instruction. Similarly, tone awareness was…
Descriptors: Syllables, Phonological Awareness, Coding, Grade 1