Perception and production of Mandarin tones by native speakers and L2 learners / Bei Yang.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Yang, Bei, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mandarin dialects--Intonation.

Mandarin dialects.

Physical Description:

x, 162 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Heidelberg [Germany] : Springer, 2015.

Summary:

Tones are the most challenging aspect of learning Chinese as a second language, and L2 learnersℓ́ℓ perceptual categories differ in important and fascinating ways from those of native speakers. This book explores the relationship between tone perception and production among native speakers and non-native learners as illustrated in the experiments the author conducted with℗ℓnative speakers, true learners and heritage learners, all of whom were tested on their ability to produce tones naturally and to perceive 81 synthesized tones in various contexts. The experiments show that each group processes tones differently with regard to both register (tonal level) and contour (tonal shape). The results also reveal how three types of cues ℓ́ℓ acoustic, psychological and contextual ℓ́ℓ influence non-native speakersℓ́ℓ tone perception and production.

Contents:

Introduction

Literature Review

Variables and Pitch Normalization

Native Speakers? Production

Native Speakers? Perception

Non-native Speakers? Perception

Non-native Speakers? Production

Implications. .

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

3662446448

9783662446447

OCLC:

884616887