Development of disyllabic tones in different learning contexts
Development of disyllabic tones in different learning contexts
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不同学习环境中双音节声调的发展
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2019
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Nuoyi Yang
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Bei Yang;Nuoyi Yang
摘要声调是汉语学习中最具挑战性的方面。本文研究了美国汉语学习者在三种学习环境中的声调习得情况：国外学习环境、国内学习环境和沉浸式学习环境。本文探讨是否以及如何在这些情况下改善语气的生产。15名汉语学习者参加了本研究。他们进行了前测和后测。对照组由十名母语人士组成。这个任务是一个中文朗读测试。此外，学习者还填写了语言联系表。为了评估学生的音调准确性，我们进行了两种分析：由母语为汉语的人进行的感知评估和音高轨迹比较的声学分析。上下文数据编码的基础上的语言接触的长度与母语为中国。结果表明，难调组合是上下文敏感的。同时也揭示了汉语学习者在产生与本族语者相似的声调时所使用的策略。
Abstract Tones are the most challenging aspect of learning Chinese. We study tonal acquisition for American learners of Chinese in three learning contexts: study-abroad, at-home and immersion programs. This paper explores whether and how tone production is improved in these contexts. Fifteen learners of Chinese participated in this study. They took a pre-test and a post-test. The control group contained ten native speakers. The task was a read-aloud test in Chinese. Additionally, learners filled out a language contact form. To assess students’ tonal accuracy, we conducted two kinds of analysis: a perception assessment by native Mandarin speakers and an acoustic analysis of pitch track comparison. Contextual data were coded based on the length of language contact with native speakers of Chinese. The results indicate that difficult tone combinations are context sensitive. It also reveals what strategies learners of Chinese use to produce tones similar to native speakers’ production.