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Autor/inn/en | Li, Joanne Jingwen; Grigos, Maria I. |
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Titel | Production of English Lexical Stress by Mandarin Speakers: Acoustics and Kinematics |
Quelle | In: Second Language Research, 39 (2023) 3, S.667-695 (29 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift
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Zusatzinformation | ORCID (Li, Joanne Jingwen) |
Sprache | englisch |
Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz |
ISSN | 0267-6583 |
DOI | 10.1177/02676583211066290 |
Schlagwörter | Phonology; Mandarin Chinese; English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; Acoustics; Task Analysis; Speech Communication; Syllables; Cues; Human Body; Contrastive Linguistics; Native Language; Participant Characteristics; Phonetics; Foreign Countries; Motion; China |
Abstract | This study aims to understand if Mandarin late learners of English can successfully manipulate acoustic and kinematic cues to deliver English stress contrast in production. Mandarin (N = 8) and English (N = 8) speakers were recorded producing English trochaic (initial stress) and iambic (final stress) items during a nonword repetition task. Speakers' jaw movement for the utterances was tracked and analysed. Acoustic and kinematic cues were measured for each syllable, including acoustic duration, fundamental frequency (F0), and intensity, as well as jaw movement duration, displacement, peak velocity, and stiffness. Stress ratios (syllable 1 / syllable 2) were calculated for each cue and compared between groups. Results showed that English and Mandarin speakers had generally comparable performance in differentiating trochaic from iambic patterns, as well as in the degree of between-syllable contrast within each pattern. Between-group differences were only observed in acoustic duration and jaw movement velocity/stiffness. These results suggest that the experience with Mandarin stress contributes to Mandarin speakers' overall successful production of English stress but also results in nonnative use of some acoustic/kinematic cues. (As Provided). |
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Update | 2024/1/01 |