Implicit target substitution and sequencing for lexical tone production in Chinese: an FMRI study.
In this study, we examine the neural substrates underlying Tone 3 sandhi and tone sequencing in Mandarin Chinese using fMRI. Tone 3 sandhi is traditionally described as the substitution of Tone 3 with Tone 2 when followed by another Tone 3 (i.e., 33→23). According to current speech production models...
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| description | In this study, we examine the neural substrates underlying Tone 3 sandhi and tone sequencing in Mandarin Chinese using fMRI. Tone 3 sandhi is traditionally described as the substitution of Tone 3 with Tone 2 when followed by another Tone 3 (i.e., 33→23). According to current speech production models, target substitution is expected to engage the posterior inferior frontal gyrus. Since Tone 3 sandhi is, to some extent, independent of segments, which makes it more similar to singing, right-lateralized activation in this region was predicted. As for tone sequencing, based on studies in sequencing, we expected the involvement of the supplementary motor area. In the experiments, participants were asked to produce twelve four-syllable sequences with the same tone assignment (the repeated sequences) or a different tone assignment (the mixed sequences). We found right-lateralized posterior inferior frontal gyrus activation for the sequence 3333 (Tone 3 sandhi) and left-lateralized activation in the supplementary motor area for the mixed sequences (tone sequencing). We proposed that tones and segments could be processed in parallel in the left and right hemispheres, but their integration, or the product of their integration, is hosted in the left hemisphere. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-716b3bf3719649dcb5e3a184e5eb42b22022-12-22T00:43:53ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032014-01-0191e8312610.1371/journal.pone.0083126Implicit target substitution and sequencing for lexical tone production in Chinese: an FMRI study.Hui-Chuan ChangHsin-Ju LeeOvid J L TzengWen-Jui KuoIn this study, we examine the neural substrates underlying Tone 3 sandhi and tone sequencing in Mandarin Chinese using fMRI. Tone 3 sandhi is traditionally described as the substitution of Tone 3 with Tone 2 when followed by another Tone 3 (i.e., 33→23). According to current speech production models, target substitution is expected to engage the posterior inferior frontal gyrus. Since Tone 3 sandhi is, to some extent, independent of segments, which makes it more similar to singing, right-lateralized activation in this region was predicted. As for tone sequencing, based on studies in sequencing, we expected the involvement of the supplementary motor area. In the experiments, participants were asked to produce twelve four-syllable sequences with the same tone assignment (the repeated sequences) or a different tone assignment (the mixed sequences). We found right-lateralized posterior inferior frontal gyrus activation for the sequence 3333 (Tone 3 sandhi) and left-lateralized activation in the supplementary motor area for the mixed sequences (tone sequencing). We proposed that tones and segments could be processed in parallel in the left and right hemispheres, but their integration, or the product of their integration, is hosted in the left hemisphere.http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3888393?pdf=render |
| spellingShingle | Hui-Chuan Chang Hsin-Ju Lee Ovid J L Tzeng Wen-Jui Kuo Implicit target substitution and sequencing for lexical tone production in Chinese: an FMRI study. PLoS ONE |
| title | Implicit target substitution and sequencing for lexical tone production in Chinese: an FMRI study. |
| title_full | Implicit target substitution and sequencing for lexical tone production in Chinese: an FMRI study. |
| title_fullStr | Implicit target substitution and sequencing for lexical tone production in Chinese: an FMRI study. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Implicit target substitution and sequencing for lexical tone production in Chinese: an FMRI study. |
| title_short | Implicit target substitution and sequencing for lexical tone production in Chinese: an FMRI study. |
| title_sort | implicit target substitution and sequencing for lexical tone production in chinese an fmri study |
| url | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3888393?pdf=render |
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