Unmerging the sibilant merger via phonetic imitation: Phonetic, phonological, and social factors
SI Lee-Kim, YC Chou - Journal of Phonetics, 2024 - Elsevier
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 …
speakers as a result of exposure to a distinct speaker. The alveolar-retroflex sibilants in …
[HTML][HTML] Unmerging the sibilant merger among speakers of Taiwan Mandarin
SI Lee-Kim, YCI Chou, YC Chou - Laboratory Phonology, 2022 - journal-labphon.org
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 …
the nature of the alveolar-retroflex sibilant merger by young speakers of Taiwan Mandarin …
Analyzing discourse functions with acoustic features and phone embeddings: non-lexical items in Taiwan Mandarin
PE Chen, YH Tseng, CW Wang, FC Yeh… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - aclanthology.org
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 …
nevertheless meaningful. These items play crucial roles, such as signaling turn-taking or …
[PDF][PDF] Multiple nasal mergers in Taiwan Mandarin: a case of perception-production misalignment
SI Lee-Kim, SY Chen, L Wade, M Tamminga - labphon.org
Introduction: The merging of categories in production often precedes the merger in
perception; speakers retain some perceptual sensitivity to phonological contrasts even when …
perception; speakers retain some perceptual sensitivity to phonological contrasts even when …
[PDF][PDF] Unveiling the Feature Hierarchy of Taiwan Mandarin: A Contrastivist Approach to its Consonant System
Y Taira - cla-acl.ca
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 …
rise to these specific phonemic patterns remains a puzzle. To address this question, the …