A perceptual study of Mandarin apical vowels and sibilants.
This thesis studies the role of contrast distinctiveness in sound changes. Perceptual experiments are conducted to investigate the distinctiveness between Mandarin sibilants (dental s ts ts{02B0}, palatal {0255} t{0255} t{0255}{02B0}, and retroflex {0282} t{0282} t{0282}{02B0}). The experiment resul...
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| Format: | Others |
| Language: | English Chinese Chinese |
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2012
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| Online Access: | http://library.cuhk.edu.hk/record=b5549032 http://repository.lib.cuhk.edu.hk/en/item/cuhk-328787 |