The acoustic characteristics of the lexical tone in Malaysian Mandarin: a preliminary report / Xin Ren and Poh Shin Chiew

• Main Authors: Ren, Xin, Poh, Shin Chiew
• Format: Book Section
• Language: English
• Published: Akademi Pengajian Bahasa 2021
• Subjects: PI Oriental languages and literatures; Mandarin dialects
• Online Access: http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/46141/1/46141.pdf; http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/46141/

Mandarin, as a tone language, dramatically differs from non-tone languages in terms of the pitch target. The lexical tone not only distinguishes semantic meanings, but also it is the essential unit of intonation in Mandarin. Accordingly, it is important to understand the lexical tone system before d...