Shanghai Mandarin is reported to neutralize/n/and/ŋ/after non-low vowels, a change also
reported for other varieties of Chinese. However, the place of articulation of the resulting …

Sound symbolism refers to the non-arbitrary relationship between phonemes and specific
perceptual attributes. Few studies have focused on the sound symbolic associations …

Introduction: Although a number of studies have been conducted to investigate nasalance
scores of speakers of different languages, little research has examined the nasalance …

First language (L1) sound systems can shape second language (L2) perception of non-
native phonological contrasts. This study examines how L1 Mandarin listeners perceive …

Crosslinguistically rare sounds may be uncommon as a result of being phonologically
marked or due to articulatory or perceptual biases. Certain types of sound changes are often …