Language-dependent cue weighting in distinctive feature: evidence from the perception of Mandarin high vowels by native English speakers

Language-dependent cue weighting in distinctive feature: evidence from the perception of Mandarin high vowels by native English speakers

Abstract This study investigates the perception of the three Mandarin high vowels /i, u, y/ after dental, retroflex, and palatal fricatives and affricates (/s/-/ʦ/-/ʦʰ/; /ʂ/-/tʂ/-/tʂʰ/, and /ʨ/, /ʨʰ/, /ɕ/) by native English speakers. The results of the perceptual identification and categorization ex...

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Main Authors: Wenhui Zhu, Sun-Hee Lee, Xinting Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2023-09-01
Series:Asian-Pacific Journal of Second and Foreign Language Education
Subjects:
Perceptual cue weighting
High vowel
Distinctive feature
Mandarin
English
Japanese
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40862-023-00204-6

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s40862-023-00204-6

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