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Cross-Language Perception of Lexical Tones by Nordic Learners of Mandarin Chinese
Dalarna University, School of Language, Literatures and Learning, Chinese. (ISTUD)
2024 (English)In: Languages, ISSN 2226-471X, Vol. 9, no 2, article id 65Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

While existing cross-language studies on the perception of non-native tones primarily focus on naïve listeners, this study addresses an obvious gap by investigating learners from diverse language backgrounds. Specifically, it investigates Mandarin tone perception in two groups of learners from Nordic languages, Swedish (a pitch-accent language), and Danish (a non-tonal language), as well as in a group of native Chinese speakers. Analysis of their performance in tone identification task revealed a slight advantage for Swedish learners, implying the influence of their pitch accent background in learning Mandarin tones. However, both Swedish and Danish learners who excelled in the tone identification task exhibited similar perception of within-category tonal variations but differed from native Chinese speakers. Additionally, the study found that the presence of length contrast, a prosodic feature in the learners’ native languages, significantly influences their perception of Mandarin tones.

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MDPI, 2024. Vol. 9, no 2, article id 65
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tone perception, Mandarin Chinese, Nordic languages, L2 learners, pitch-accent language
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General Language Studies and Linguistics
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URN: urn:nbn:se:du-48102DOI: 10.3390/languages9020065ISI: 001170140600001Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85187298635OAI: oai:DiVA.org:du-48102DiVA, id: diva2:1840001
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