The Category’s Perception of Chinese Aspirated and Unaspirated by Mexican Chinese Learners
10.3969/j.issn.1006-7299.2013.06.005
- VernacularTitle:墨西哥汉语习得者普通话送气和不送气音的脑偏侧化
- Author:
Hongbin WANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Affricates and plosives;
Aspirated and unaspirated sound;
Cerebral hemisphere;
Dichotic listening
- From:
Journal of Audiology and Speech Pathology
2013;(6):574-577
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To investigate the relationship between the advantage ear (brain hemisphere) of Span-ish-speaking Mexican Chinese learners and category's perception of the Chinese aspirated and unaspirated pho-nemes .Methods Chinese aspirated and unaspirated syllables were used as experimental materials with dichotic lis-tening technology to test the Spanish -speaking Mexican Chinese learners .Results Mexican Chinese learners had studied Chinese 25~30 hours firstly showed percept unaspirated affricates and aspirated stops didn't appear left and right ear advantage .Mexican Chinese learners had studied Chinese 50~60 hours showed that percept aspirated affri-cates appeared right ear advantage(P<0 .05) ,and percept unaspirated affricates appeared left ear advantage (P<0 . 05) .Conclusion The conformation of Mexican Chinese learners’ advantage ear (brain hemisphere) is a continuous process ,relating to Chinese aspirated and unaspirated’s category building .
