Cross-language categorisation of monosyllabic Thai tones by Mandarin and Vietnamese speakers : L1 phonological and phonetic influences

Juqiang Chen, Catherine T. Best, Mark Antoniou, Benjawan Kasisopa

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Abstract

This study explores the influences of listeners' native tone inventory on cross-language tone perception. Mandarin, Northern Vietnamese and Southern Vietnamese listeners (n = 13 per group; naive to Thai) categorised Thai tones into their native tone categories. Results show that all three groups categorised most Thai tones into their native tone categories. Their performance suggests that they attended to the phonetic details of the non-native tones, and that their assimilation patterns were influenced by the organisation of their native tone phonological systems as well as by the phonetic distances between native and non-native tones.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the Seventeenth Australasian International Conference on Speech Science and Technology, 4-7 December 2018, Sydney, Australia
PublisherThe Australasian Speech Science and Technology Association
Pages169-172
Number of pages4
Publication statusPublished - 2018
EventAustralasian International Conference on Speech Science and Technology -
Duration: 4 Dec 2018 → …

Publication series

Name
ISSN (Print)2207-1296

Conference

ConferenceAustralasian International Conference on Speech Science and Technology
Period4/12/18 → …

Keywords

  • tone (phonetics)
  • Chinese language
  • Vietnamese language
  • Thai language
  • lexical phonology

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