The sound change of (ts, ts 3h, s) to (t 3s, t 3s 3h, 3s) in Hong Kong Cantonese

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kwai-lan Chan
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Sound Change ◽  
Hong Kong Cantonese

Production and perception of a sound change in progress: Tone merging in Hong Kong Cantonese

2013 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 341-370 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peggy P. K. Mok ◽  
Donghui Zuo ◽  
Peggy W. Y. Wong
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Reaction Time Data ◽  
Sound Change ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Time Data ◽  
Production Experiment ◽  
Hong Kong Cantonese ◽  
Merging Process ◽  
Type Frequency ◽  
Predictive Discriminant Analysis

AbstractCantonese has six lexical tones (T), but some tone pairs appear to be merging: T2 [25] vs. T5 [23], T3 [33] vs. T6 [22], and T4 [21] vs. T6 [22]. Twenty-eight merging participants and thirty control participants in Hong Kong were recruited for a perception experiment. Both accuracy rate and reaction time data were collected. Seventeen merging participants also participated in a production experiment. Predictive discriminant analysis of the fundamental frequency data and judgments by native transcribers were used to assess production accuracy. Results show that the merging participants still had six tone categories in production, although their “tone space” was more reduced. Tones with lower type frequency were more prone to change. The merging group was significantly slower in tone perception than the control group was. In illustrating the patterns of the ongoing tone merging process in Cantonese, this study contributes to a better understanding of the forces of sound change in general.

Chinese (Hong Kong Cantonese)

1991 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 46-48 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eric Zee
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
University Student ◽  
Hong Kong Cantonese ◽  
Younger Generation

The style of speech illustrated is that typical of the educated younger generation in Hong Kong. The recording is that of a 22-year-old female university student who has lived all her life in Hong Kong.

Facilitation of transference: The case of monosyllabic salience in Hong Kong Cantonese

Linguistics ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 54 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-58 ◽  
Author(s):  
David C. S. Li ◽  
Cathy S. P. Wong ◽  
Wai Mun Leung ◽  
Sam T. S. Wong
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Hong Kong Cantonese

AbstractDrawing on Clyne’s (

Phonological Production in Young Speakers of Cantonese as a Heritage Language

2020 ◽  
pp. 002383092091046
Author(s):  
Rachel T. Y. Kan
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Heritage Language ◽  
First Language ◽  
Heritage Speakers ◽  
Language Background ◽  
Background Factors ◽  
Hong Kong Cantonese ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Predictive Effect

This study investigates the phonological production of 50 heritage speakers of Cantonese aged 5–11 in the USA. They were compared to 12 majority language speaker peers in Hong Kong via ratings from first language adult speakers. Overall, the heritage speakers were rated as less native-like and less comprehensible than the children in Hong Kong, although they received higher scores from raters speaking the same variety of Cantonese (i.e., Guangzhou Cantonese, vs. Hong Kong Cantonese). None of the tested language background factors, including age of testing, had a predictive effect on the heritage speakers’ scores. The results illustrate the divergence and heterogeneity of heritage phonology compared to homeland varieties.

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