The Acquisition of Chinese as a Second Language Pronunciation : Segments and Prosody / edited by Chunsheng Yang.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Yang, Chunsheng, Editor.

Series:

Prosody, Phonology and Phonetics, 2197-8719

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Language acquisition.

Linguistics.

Asia--Languages.

Asia.

Language Acquisition and Development.

Theoretical Linguistics / Grammar.

Asian Languages.

Local Subjects:

Language Acquisition and Development.

Theoretical Linguistics / Grammar.

Asian Languages.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (336 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed. 2021.

Place of Publication:

Singapore : Springer Nature Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2021.

Summary:

This book is the first edited book to cover a wide range of issues related to Chinese as a second language (CSL) speech, including tone and segment acquisition and processing, categorical perception of tones, CSL fluency, CSL intelligibility/comprehensibility and accentedness, and pronunciation pedagogy. Moreover, the book addresses both theoretical and pedagogical issues. It offers an essential go-to book for anyone who is interested in CSL speech, e.g. CSL speech researchers, Chinese instructors, CSL learners, and anyone interested in second language speech.

Contents:

1. Introduction of Second Language Chinese pronunciation

2. Segment acquisition

3. L2 tone/segment acquisition

4. Tone processing in L1 and L2

5. Categorical perception of Mandarin tones by native and second language (L2) speakers

6. Effects of segments, intonation and rhythm on the perception of L2 accentedness and comprehensibility

7. Effects of F0 and context on L2 Chinese intelligibility

8. The role of vocabulary knowledge in second language speaking fluency

9. Pronunciation issues among Chinese heritage language learners

10. L2 Chinese pronunciation teaching: Segments

11. L2 Chinese pronunciation teaching: Suprasegmentals or prosody

12. Assessment of L2 Chinese pronunciation

13. Higher variability phonetic training: Tones, segments with higher error gravity/functional load, to be decided (tentative)

14. Computer assisted language teaching of CSL pronunciation, to be decided (tentative)

15. Orthography and CSL pronunciation, to be decided (tentative).

ISBN:

9789811538094

9811538093

OCLC:

1243261429