Effects of Lexical Frequency and Neighborhood Density on Incomplete Neutralization in Taiwan Mandarin

博士 === 國立中正大學 === 語言所 === 98 === This thesis investigated how lexical frequency and neighborhood density affect neutralization of sibilant onsets ([ts, tsh, s] vs. [tʂ, tʂh, ʂ]) and nasal codas ([n] vs. [ŋ]) in Taiwan Mandarin. The factors predicting gradient neutralization were examined by explorin...

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Main Authors: Ying-Shing Li, 李盈興
Other Authors: James Myers
Format: Others
Language:en_US
Published: 2010
Online Access:http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/00621085030639941167