Leung Keith K W, Wang Yue
Language and Brain Lab, Department of Linguistics, Simon Fraser University, 8888 University Drive, Burnaby BC V5A 1S6,
J Acoust Soc Am. 2020 Apr;147(4):EL301. doi: 10.1121/10.0000963.
The relationship of lexical tone production and perception has not been well studied. Using Mandarin tone, this research tests the hypothesis that a production-perception link is revealed by critical perceptual cues. The critical status of perceptual tonal cues was determined by perceptual cue weights, showing fundamental frequency (F0) contour as being more critical than height. Then, tone production features were examined for critical F0 contour (slope, curvature, turning-point location) and non-critical F0 height (mean, onset) cues. A production-perception correlation was found for F0 contour but not height cues, suggesting that critical perceptual cues dictate the relationship between production and perception.
