Abstract
![CDATA[In previous TAL, we have demonstrated non-tone-learning monolingual and bilingual infants' tone perception in the first year of life. This talk presents a follow-up study on the tone discrimination patterns in the adulthood, specifically in Chinese (tone-language), Dutch (non-tone-language), and Dutch simultaneous bilingual adults (non-tone-languages). Interestingly, adults from all language conditions perform similarly in AX and AXB discrimination tasks for two tonal contrasts. A slight advantage can be observed in the sequence of Chinese adults > Dutch simultaneous bilingual adults > Dutch adults when perceiving a contracted (more difficult) tonal contrast in an upward order. The influence of bilingualism on tone perception as well as acoustic salience is discussed linking our previous finding that bilingual infants present earlier sensitivity rebound in discriminating tonal contrast.]]
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | The 4th International Symposium on Tonal Aspects of Languages (TAL-2014): Nijmegen, The Netherlands, May 13-16, 2014 |
Publisher | International Speech Communication Association |
Pages | 87-90 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Publication status | Published - 2014 |
Event | International Symposium on Tonal Aspects of Languages - Duration: 13 May 2015 → … |
Conference
Conference | International Symposium on Tonal Aspects of Languages |
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Period | 13/05/15 → … |
Keywords
- tone (phonetics)
- speech perception
- bilingualism
- Chinese language
- Dutch language