Effects of the Similarity in Categorization of Chinese and Thai Tones on Chinese Tone Perception by Thai Learners

Authors

  • Apisara Pornrattananukul Research Center for Chinese as a Foreign Language, Beijing Language and Culture University
  • Minwen Zhu Research Center for Chinese as a Foreign Language, Beijing Language and Culture University
  • Jianqin Wang Research Center for Chinese as a Foreign Language, Beijing Language and Culture University

Keywords:

Chinese tone, Thai tone, perception, similarity in categorization

Abstract

This study aims to analyze the effects of the similarity in categorization of Chinese and Thai tones on Chinese tone perception by Thai learners. The analysis can be divided into two parts: the analysis on similarity of acoustic phonetic and that of perception. For the analysis on similarity of acoustic phonetic, we conduct the phonetic experiments to examine tone pitch and contour, and then discuss this result with the result of similarity of perception experiment. The experiment results are used to convey Thai learners’ problems on Chinese tone learning.

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2011-08-01

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Pornrattananukul, A. ., Zhu, M. ., & Wang, J. (2011). Effects of the Similarity in Categorization of Chinese and Thai Tones on Chinese Tone Perception by Thai Learners. Journal of Sinology (วารสารจีนวิทยา), 5, 171–190. retrieved from https://so16.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/JSINO/article/view/2800

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Vol. 5: August 2011

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