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Yin-To Chui; Zhen Qin – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2024
Purpose: Previous studies have reported the success of distributional learning for adult speakers across segmental and suprasegmental categories immediately after training. On the other hand, second language (L2) perception models posit that the ease with which learners perceive a nonnative speech contrast depends on the perceptual mapping between…
Descriptors: Tone Languages, Mandarin Chinese, Learning Processes, Intonation
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Leung, K. C. – Journal of the Chinese Language Teachers Association, 1978
Examines the interference of Cantonese on the levels of phonology, syntax and lexis in Mandarin Chinese. The article offers remedial suggestions, discusses the special needs of Cantonese students, and compares them to the needs of their English-speaking counterparts. (Author/KM)
Descriptors: Cantonese, Chinese, Contrastive Linguistics, Higher Education