This study explores the ways in which marginal contrasts are clearly realized by merged
speakers as a result of exposure to a distinct speaker. The alveolar-retroflex sibilants in …

This study presents empirical evidence from read versus interactive speech to shed light on
the nature of the alveolar-retroflex sibilant merger by young speakers of Taiwan Mandarin …

Non-lexical items are expressive devices used in conversations that are not words but are
nevertheless meaningful. These items play crucial roles, such as signaling turn-taking or …

Introduction: The merging of categories in production often precedes the merger in
perception; speakers retain some perceptual sensitivity to phonological contrasts even when …

Despite these consonant-related findings, the underlying organization of features that gives
rise to these specific phonemic patterns remains a puzzle. To address this question, the …