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Perception-production link mediated by position in the imitation of Korean nasal stops

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: This study explores how perceptual cues in two positions influence imitation of Korean nasal stops. As a result of initial denasalization, nasality cues are secondary in the initial position but primary in the medial position. Categorization and imitation tasks using CV (consonant-vowel) and VCV (vowel-consonant-vowel) items on a continuum from voiced oral to nasal stops were completed by 32 Korean speakers. Results revealed categorical imitation of nasality medially, whereas imitation was gradient or minimal initially. Furthermore, individuals requiring stronger nasality cues to categorize a nasal sound produced greater nasality in imitation. These findings highlight a perception-production link mediated by positional cue reliance.

Source: JASA Express Letters

DOI: 10.1121/10.0036057

Authors: Jiwon Hwang, Yu-An Lu

Institutions: Stony Brook University, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University

Language: English

Topic: Phonetics and Phonology Research

Subfield: Experimental and Cognitive Psychology

Field: Psychology

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: diamond

Funder: National Science and Technology Council

Awards: Revisiting the Effect of Consonants on Chinese Tones, Revisiting the Effect of Consonants on Chinese Tones Ii