Purpose Children with cochlear implants (CIs) face challenges in acquiring tonal languages,
as CIs do not efficiently code pitch information. Mandarin is a tonal language with lexical …

Phonological processes can pose a learning challenge for children, where the surface form
for an underlying contrast may vary as a function of the phonological environment. Mandarin …

With an aim to investigate the nature of Mandarin neutral tone through the lens of language
variation and change, this study examines the pitch patterns of speech sequences …

Weak syllables in Germanic and Romance languages have been reported to be challenging
for young children, with syllable omission and/or incomplete reduction persisting till age five …

Hyper-articulation of vowel and consonant contrasts is often reported in infant-directed
speech (IDS), but is not universal cross-linguistically, and may be a side-effect of speaking …

The article studies the acoustic characteristics of Russian speech under conditions of
multitalker babble noise and manifestation of the Lombard effect in the context of auditory …

Child-directed speech (CDS) is often believed to have a slower speaking rate than adult-
directed speech (ADS). This study examined the fluency between CDS and ADS as well as …

The quality of speech input influences the efficiency of L1 and L2 acquisition. This study
examined modifications in infant-directed speech (IDS) and foreigner-directed speech (FDS) …

В предлагаемой коллективной монографии исследуются жанровые и фонетические
особенности современных дискурсивных практик на материале китайского …

As an international financial centre, Hong Kong is a metropolitan city that has given rise to
multilingual characteristics in recent years. In addition to Cantonese and English, which …