Cue Weighting in Perception of the Retroflex and Non-Retroflex Laterals in the Zibo Dialect of Chinese
This study investigated cue weighting in the perception of the retroflex and non-retroflex lateral contrast in the monosyllabic words /ɭə/ and /lə/ in the Zibo dialect of Chinese. A binary forced-choice identification task was carried out among 32 natives, using computer-modified natural speech situ...
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| description | This study investigated cue weighting in the perception of the retroflex and non-retroflex lateral contrast in the monosyllabic words /ɭə/ and /lə/ in the Zibo dialect of Chinese. A binary forced-choice identification task was carried out among 32 natives, using computer-modified natural speech situated in a two-dimensional acoustic space. The results showed that both acoustic cues had a significant main effect on lateral identification, with F1 of the following schwa being the primary cue and the consonant-tos-vowel (C/V) duration ratio as a secondary cue. No interaction effect was found between these two acoustic cues. Moreover, the results indicated that acoustic cues were not equally weighted in production and perception of the syllables /ɭə/ and /lə/ in the Zibo dialect. Future studies are suggested involving other acoustic cues (e.g., the F1 of laterals) or adding noise in the identification task to better understand listeners’ listening strategies in their perception of the two laterals in the Zibo dialect. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-fdf6cf34e6f84179951694e01d3683622023-11-18T09:19:27ZengMDPI AGBehavioral Sciences2076-328X2023-06-0113646910.3390/bs13060469Cue Weighting in Perception of the Retroflex and Non-Retroflex Laterals in the Zibo Dialect of ChineseBing Dong0Jie Liang1Chang Liu2Department of English, School of Foreign Languages, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, ChinaDepartment of English, School of Foreign Languages, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, ChinaDepartment of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, USAThis study investigated cue weighting in the perception of the retroflex and non-retroflex lateral contrast in the monosyllabic words /ɭə/ and /lə/ in the Zibo dialect of Chinese. A binary forced-choice identification task was carried out among 32 natives, using computer-modified natural speech situated in a two-dimensional acoustic space. The results showed that both acoustic cues had a significant main effect on lateral identification, with F1 of the following schwa being the primary cue and the consonant-tos-vowel (C/V) duration ratio as a secondary cue. No interaction effect was found between these two acoustic cues. Moreover, the results indicated that acoustic cues were not equally weighted in production and perception of the syllables /ɭə/ and /lə/ in the Zibo dialect. Future studies are suggested involving other acoustic cues (e.g., the F1 of laterals) or adding noise in the identification task to better understand listeners’ listening strategies in their perception of the two laterals in the Zibo dialect.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-328X/13/6/469retroflex and non-retroflex lateralsthe schwa following the lateralsZibo dialectF1consonant-to-vowel (C/V) duration ratiocue weighting |
| spellingShingle | Bing Dong Jie Liang Chang Liu Cue Weighting in Perception of the Retroflex and Non-Retroflex Laterals in the Zibo Dialect of Chinese Behavioral Sciences retroflex and non-retroflex laterals the schwa following the laterals Zibo dialect F1 consonant-to-vowel (C/V) duration ratio cue weighting |
| title | Cue Weighting in Perception of the Retroflex and Non-Retroflex Laterals in the Zibo Dialect of Chinese |
| title_full | Cue Weighting in Perception of the Retroflex and Non-Retroflex Laterals in the Zibo Dialect of Chinese |
| title_fullStr | Cue Weighting in Perception of the Retroflex and Non-Retroflex Laterals in the Zibo Dialect of Chinese |
| title_full_unstemmed | Cue Weighting in Perception of the Retroflex and Non-Retroflex Laterals in the Zibo Dialect of Chinese |
| title_short | Cue Weighting in Perception of the Retroflex and Non-Retroflex Laterals in the Zibo Dialect of Chinese |
| title_sort | cue weighting in perception of the retroflex and non retroflex laterals in the zibo dialect of chinese |
| topic | retroflex and non-retroflex laterals the schwa following the laterals Zibo dialect F1 consonant-to-vowel (C/V) duration ratio cue weighting |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-328X/13/6/469 |
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