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Shen, Xianonan Susan – IRAL, 1990
Investigation of native Chinese speakers' acquisition of French suprasegmental features found that the subjects not only perceived the different directions of pitch but also placed them in the right categories, in spite of the differences between the use of pitch in tonal and intonational languages. (34 references) (CB)
Descriptors: Chinese, Distinctive Features (Language), French, Intonation
