Phonetic Encoding Contributes to the Processing of Linguistic Prosody at the Word Level: Cross-Linguistic Evidence from Event-Related Potentials

Autor/inn/en	Yu, Luodi; Zeng, Jiajing; Wang, Suiping; Zhang, Yang
Titel	Phonetic Encoding Contributes to the Processing of Linguistic Prosody at the Word Level: Cross-Linguistic Evidence from Event-Related Potentials
Quelle	In: Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 64 (2021) 12, S.4791-4801 (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Yu, Luodi) ORCID (Zhang, Yang)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1092-4388
Schlagwörter	Brain Hemisphere Functions; Suprasegmentals; Phonetics; Intonation; Acoustics; Phonology; Cues; Chinese; Speech Communication; Diagnostic Tests; Adults; Second Language Learning; Native Speakers; Phonemes; Auditory Perception; Language Processing; Likert Scales; English (Second Language); Auditory Stimuli + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Phonetik; Fonetik; Akustik; Fonologie; Stichwort; China; Chinesen; Diagnostic test; Diagnostischer Test; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Muttersprachler; Fonem; Auditive Wahrnehmung; Akustische Wahrnehmung; Sprachverarbeitung; Likert-Skala; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Auditive Stimulation
Abstract	Purpose: This study aimed to examine whether abstract knowledge of word-level linguistic prosody is independent of or integrated with phonetic knowledge. Method: Event-related potential (ERP) responses were measured from 18 adult listeners while they listened to native and nonnative word-level prosody in speech and in nonspeech. The prosodic phonology (speech) conditions included disyllabic pseudowords spoken in Chinese and in English matched for syllabic structure, duration, and intensity. The prosodic acoustic (nonspeech) conditions were hummed versions of the speech stimuli, which eliminated the phonetic content while preserving the acoustic prosodic features. Results: We observed language-specific effects on the ERP that native stimuli elicited larger late negative response (LNR) amplitude than nonnative stimuli in the prosodic phonology conditions. However, no such effect was observed in the phoneme-free prosodic acoustic control conditions. Conclusions: The results support the integration view that word-level linguistic prosody likely relies on the phonetic content where the acoustic cues embedded in. It remains to be examined whether the LNR may serve as a neural signature for language-specific processing of prosodic phonology beyond auditory processing of the critical acoustic cues at the suprasyllabic level. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01