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The effects of language dominance on the L1 and L2 tone production of Mandarin–Cantonese bilinguals

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: The present study investigated the effects of language dominance on the cross-linguistic influence in the first and second languages (L1 and L2) of lexical tone production by Mandarin-Cantonese late bilinguals. Although the participants were unable to retain their L1 tonal system or to fully acquire the L2 tonal system after long-term exposure to their L2, certain correlations emerged between language dominance and tone production in L1 and L2. These findings add to the existing literature on language dominance and support the general assumption that bilinguals' two languages interfere with each other.

Source: JASA Express Letters

DOI: 10.1121/10.0034497

Authors: Yue Zou, Yike Yang, Dong Han

Institutions: Shanghai International Studies University, Hong Kong Shue Yan University

Language: English

Topic: Phonetics and Phonology Research

Subfield: Experimental and Cognitive Psychology

Field: Psychology

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: diamond

Funders: Acoustical Society of America, Research Grants Council, University Grants Committee

Award: G4031287754