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undergraduate thesis: Tone discrimination of Cantonese and Mandarin between tonal and non-tonal speakers
Title | Tone discrimination of Cantonese and Mandarin between tonal and non-tonal speakers |
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Issue Date | 2013 |
Publisher | The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong) |
Citation | Chan, H. C. [陳可人]. (2013). Tone discrimination of Cantonese and Mandarin between tonal and non-tonal speakers. (Thesis). University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR. |
Abstract | This study investigated the perception of Cantonese and Mandarin tones by both tonal and non-tonal language speakers. Eighty subjects were recruited from four language groups (native Cantonese, Mandarin, English and Cantonese listeners who are Mandarin naïve). There were two parts in this study: the first experiment focused on Cantonese tones, while the second experiment focused on Mandarin tones. Participants were asked to discriminate if there were any tone differences between two target words in carrier phrase. Results showed that linguistic background may not necessarily influence the perception of non-native tones, and if influence was present, it could be positive or negative. Erroneous tone patterns from different native language groups were compared in regard to their native language’s tone inventory and also in terms of psychoacoustic features. Other factors that may influence cross-language tone perceptions were also discussed. |
Degree | Bachelor of Science in Speech and Hearing Sciences |
Subject | Tone - Cantonese dialects Mandarin dialects - Tone |
Dept/Program | Speech and Hearing Sciences |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/238552 |
HKU Library Item ID | b5805984 |
DC Field | Value | Language |
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dc.contributor.author | Chan, Hol-yan, Cherry | - |
dc.contributor.author | 陳可人 | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2017-02-15T13:04:42Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2017-02-15T13:04:42Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2013 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Chan, H. C. [陳可人]. (2013). Tone discrimination of Cantonese and Mandarin between tonal and non-tonal speakers. (Thesis). University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR. | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/238552 | - |
dc.description.abstract | This study investigated the perception of Cantonese and Mandarin tones by both tonal and non-tonal language speakers. Eighty subjects were recruited from four language groups (native Cantonese, Mandarin, English and Cantonese listeners who are Mandarin naïve). There were two parts in this study: the first experiment focused on Cantonese tones, while the second experiment focused on Mandarin tones. Participants were asked to discriminate if there were any tone differences between two target words in carrier phrase. Results showed that linguistic background may not necessarily influence the perception of non-native tones, and if influence was present, it could be positive or negative. Erroneous tone patterns from different native language groups were compared in regard to their native language’s tone inventory and also in terms of psychoacoustic features. Other factors that may influence cross-language tone perceptions were also discussed. | - |
dc.language | eng | - |
dc.publisher | The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong) | - |
dc.rights | The author retains all proprietary rights, (such as patent rights) and the right to use in future works. | - |
dc.rights | This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. | - |
dc.subject.lcsh | Tone - Cantonese dialects | - |
dc.subject.lcsh | Mandarin dialects - Tone | - |
dc.title | Tone discrimination of Cantonese and Mandarin between tonal and non-tonal speakers | - |
dc.type | UG_Thesis | - |
dc.identifier.hkul | b5805984 | - |
dc.description.thesisname | Bachelor of Science in Speech and Hearing Sciences | - |
dc.description.thesislevel | Bachelor | - |
dc.description.thesisdiscipline | Speech and Hearing Sciences | - |
dc.description.nature | published_or_final_version | - |
dc.identifier.mmsid | 991020906399703414 | - |