Segmental and suprasegmental encoding of speaker confidence in Wuxi dialect vowels

IntroductionWuxi dialect is a variation of Wu dialect spoken in eastern China and is characterized by a rich tonal system. Compared with standard Mandarin speakers, those of Wuxi dialect as their mother tongue can be more efficient in varying vocal cues to encode communicative meanings in speech com...

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Main Authors: Yujie Ji, Yanbing Hu, Xiaoming Jiang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1028106/full