Tone errors in scripted conversations of L2 Mandarin Chinese

Chinese as a Second Language Research Pub Date : 2016-05-01 DOI:10.1515/caslar-2016-0003

Chunsheng Yang

引用次数: 2

Abstract

Abstract This study examines the acquisition of Mandarin tones by American English speaking second language (L2) learners. Three types of tone sequences, namely, compatible tone sequences, conflicting tone sequences, and other tone sequences, were used. The analysis of tone errors in different tone sequences showed that, while learners seemed to have acquired the Tone 3 and its sandhi, they tended to over-apply the sandhi rule in inappropriate contexts and produced tone errors. More importantly, the low and rising tones, which are generally difficult for L2 learners to produce, were the most frequent tones produced to replace other tones. More specifically, the low tone errors tended to occur at the phrase-medial position, while the rising tone errors tended to occur at the phrase-initial position. The low and rising tone errors were attributed to the difficulty in quickly changing tone targets and F0 direction in tone production, which is the product of the superimposition of English prosody.

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第二语言普通话脚本对话中的语调错误

摘要本研究探讨了以美国英语为第二语言(L2)的学习者对普通话声调的习得。使用了三种类型的音调序列，即兼容音调序列、冲突音调序列和其他音调序列。对不同声调序列的声调错误分析表明，虽然学习者似乎已经掌握了第三声调及其连读规则，但他们往往在不适当的语境中过度使用连读规则，从而产生声调错误。更重要的是，对于第二语言学习者来说，通常很难发音的低声调和升声调是用来代替其他声调的最常见的声调。更具体地说，低声调错误倾向于出现在短语中间位置，而升声调错误倾向于出现在短语起始位置。低调和升调错误的产生是由于英语韵律叠加的结果，在声调产生过程中难以快速改变声调目标和F0方向。

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Chinese as a Second Language Research Arts and Humanities-Language and Linguistics

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期刊介绍： Chinese as a Second Language Research (CASLAR) focuses on research on the acquisition, development, and use of Chinese as a Second Language. It supports scholars and researchers from different linguistic fields, and serves as a forum to discuss, investigate, and better understand Chinese as a Second Language. Each issue (2 per year) of the journal publishes three papers in Chinese and three papers in English; summaries are always provided both in Chinese and English. We are especially interested in publishing articles and research papers that investigate how empirical findings of CSL research can advance and develop better Chinese language teaching methodologies, explore the implications of CSL research for theoretical developments and practical applications, focus on the acquisition and use of varieties of CSL, study the nature of interaction between native speakers and non-native speakers of Chinese, address major issues of second language acquisition from the perspective of CSL, analyze the ways in which language is both shaped by culture and is the medium through which culture is created.