Mandarin

English Lexical Stress Perception by Beijing and Changsha Listeners at Different Proficiency Levels: Support or Hindrance From Vowel Reduction, Duration, and Intonation

This study tested the eﬀects of three acoustic/segmental correlates, f0, duration, and vowel reduction on non-native perception of English stress …

The Prosody of Sarcasm and its Relationship With Lexical Choices in Mandarin Chinese

This study studied the prosody of sarcasm in Mandarin Chinese. Different conversation scenarios were designed in the current study to elicit sarcastic and non-sarcastic recordings from native speakers of Beijing Mandarin …