Abstract Language is the important tool for human communication and the feature that
makes us a human. Phonemic merger is a typical and interesting linguistic phenomenon. A …

The phonemic merger phenomena is characterized by the inability of distinguishing two
acoustically different phonemes, such as/n/and/l/. Previous studies suggested that the …

The presence of near mergers has long been a puzzle for linguists due to the notions such
as contrast, categorization as well as the postulated symmetry between production and …

Merger, the collapse of phonological distinction, is often believed to be unlikely to reverse
[1], but recent evidence shows that merger reversals are possible when speakers are …

This study investigates the source and status of a recent sound change in Shanghainese
(Wu, Sinitic) that has been attributed to language contact with Mandarin. The change …

在唐代 (西元六一八至九○ 六) 中国语言的元音系统一直在简化中. 其中有一些原来不同类的元
音, 当时正在合并的过程中. 为了探究西元六○○ 至七五○(约初唐盛唐时) 语音的元音演变 …

The phonemic merger is a unique phenomenon which is referred to as acoustically very
different phonemes are recognized as the same phoneme. In our previous study, we …

While variationist literature on sound change has mostly focused on chain shifts and
mergers, much less is written about splits (,). Previous literature shows that the acquisition of …

Hui, Yang and Mira Oh. 2015. Adaptation of English stops into Mandarin Chinese. Linguistic
Research 32 (2), 403-417. This study investigates the adaptation of English stops into …

The phonemic merger is a unique phenomenon in which acoustically very different
phonemes are recognized as the same phoneme. It has been intensively investigated in the …