2 papers
cs.CL2026
The interface of intonation and lexical tone: Boundary phenomena in Mandarin varieties
Cong Zhang, Yiya Chen
This chapter explores the intricate interplay between intonation and tone in Mandarin Chinese varieties, focusing on f0, the primary acoustic cue for both intonation and tone. The…
stat.AP2024
Tonal coarticulation revisited: functional covariance analysis to investigate the planning of co-articulated tones by Standard Chinese speakers
Valentina Masarotto, Yiya Chen
We aim to explain whether a stress memory task has a significant impact on tonal coarticulation. We contribute a novel approach to analyse tonal coarticulation in phonetics, where…