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Liu, Ying; Wang, Min; Perfetti, Charles A.; Brubaker, Brian; Wu, Sumei; MacWhinney, Brian – Language Learning, 2011
Learning the Chinese tone system is a major challenge to students of Chinese as a second or foreign language. Part of the problem is that the spoken Chinese syllable presents a complex perceptual input that overlaps tone with segments. This complexity can be addressed through directing attention to the critical features of a component (tone in…
Descriptors: College Students, Spelling, Computer Interfaces, Mandarin Chinese
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Wayland, Ratree P.; Guion, Susan G. – Language Learning, 2004
The ability of native English (NE) and native Chinese (NC) speakers to identify and discriminate the mid-versus the lowtone contrast in Thai was investigated before and after auditory training. The variables under investigation were first language background and the interstimulus interval (ISI) of the presentation (500 ms vs. 1500 ms). The NC…
Descriptors: Thai, Auditory Training, Tone Languages, Second Language Instruction