Search Results - "Tone Languages"

High School Chinese: Second Year Student Work Book.

Authors: Washington Univ., Seattle. Washington Foreign Language Program. Yen, Isabella Y.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 100

Sponsoring Agency: Ford Foundation, New York, NY.

Descriptors: Chinese, Instructional Materials, Language Instruction, Language Programs, Mandarin Chinese, Pattern Drills (Language), Second Language Learning, Substitution Drills, Teaching Methods, Textbooks, Tone Languages, Translation, Vocabulary Development, Workbooks

From Tones to Tunes: Emerging Associations between Tonal Language Immersion Education and Musical Pitch Perception in Children

Authors: Tessa M. Jordan Ying Wang Benjamin Swets

Source: Developmental Science. 2026 29(3).

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 16

Descriptors: Tone Languages, Auditory Perception, Music, Young Children, Kindergarten, Grade 1, Mandarin Chinese, Immersion Programs, Second Language Learning, Short Term Memory, Auditory Discrimination, Accuracy, Mediation Theory

Can Infants Perceive and Learn New Information from Extended Reality?

Authors: Liquan Liu Brayden Condie Jasmine Sutton et al.

Source: Developmental Science. 2026 29(2).

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 11

Descriptors: Infants, Mandarin Chinese, Second Language Learning, Tone Languages, In Person Learning, Interaction, Computer Mediated Communication, Video Technology, Age Differences, Difficulty Level, Foreign Countries, Auditory Stimuli, Visual Stimuli

Geographic Terms: Australia

Phonological Awareness Skills in Thai-Speaking Children: A Scoping Review

Authors: Ketnipa Ratanakul Joanne Cleland Wendy Cohen

Source: International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders. 2025 60(5).

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 19

Descriptors: Phonological Awareness, Thai, Language Skills, Tone Languages, Risk, Dyslexia, Communication Problems, Young Children, Emergent Literacy, Reading Skills, Learning Disabilities, Age Differences, Preschool Education, Early Childhood Education

Chinese as a Foreign Language (CFL) Teachers' Pedagogical Content Knowledge in Teaching Chinese Pronunciation

Authors: Linghong Li Martin Valcke Linda Badan et al.

Source: Language Teaching Research. 2025 29(6):2316-2347.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 32

Descriptors: Chinese, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Language Teachers, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Teaching Methods, Pronunciation Instruction, Error Patterns, Intonation, Instructional Materials, Knowledge Base for Teaching, Teacher Attitudes, Tone Languages, Time Management, Curriculum, College Students, College Faculty, Foreign Countries

Geographic Terms: Belgium

Atypical Vocal Imitation of Speech and Song in Autism Spectrum Disorder: Evidence from Mandarin Speakers

Authors: Li Wang Peter Q. Pfordresher Cunmei Jiang et al.

Source: Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice. 2025 29(2):408-423.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 16

Sponsoring Agency: National Science Foundation (NSF), Division of Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences (BCS)

Descriptors: Mandarin Chinese, Singing, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Imitation, Speech Communication, Tone Languages, Children, Adolescents, Foreign Countries, Intonation

Geographic Terms: China

Assessment and Survey Identifiers: Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule, Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test, Raven Progressive Matrices

Crosslinguistic Transfer of Suprasegmental and Segmental Phonology in L2 Reading Comprehension: Testing Mediation through Bilingual Decoding

Authors: Jiexin Lin Haomin Stanley Zhang Xiaoyu Lin

Source: Educational Psychology. 2025 45(5):602-622.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 21

Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Reading Comprehension, Decoding (Reading), Mandarin Chinese, Phonological Awareness, Suprasegmentals, Tone Languages, Acoustics, Grade 4

Assessment and Survey Identifiers: Raven Progressive Matrices

Auditory Global-Local Processing under Tonal Language Background: Effect of Attention and Autistic Traits

Authors: Yu Chen Ting Wang Enze Tang et al.

Source: Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research. 2025 68(2):762-778.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 17

Descriptors: Tone Languages, Attention, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Mandarin Chinese, Young Adults, Language Processing, Cognitive Processes, Phonology, Auditory Perception

Speech Production of Mandarin Lexical Tones among Canadian Elementary Students Enrolled in Mandarin-English Bilingual Schools

Authors: Youran Lin Karen E. Pollock Fangfang Li

Source: Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research. 2025 68(2):435-455.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 21

Descriptors: Speech Communication, Mandarin Chinese, Tone Languages, Elementary School Students, Bilingual Students, Bilingual Schools, Foreign Countries, English, Difficulty Level, Linguistics, Grade 1, Grade 3, Grade 5, English (Second Language), Native Language, Accuracy, Differences, Pronunciation, Student Characteristics

Geographic Terms: Canada

Exploring Word-Referent Mapping in Mandarin-Speaking Late-Talkers at 33 Months and Its Language Predictors at 27 Months: An Eye-Tracking Study

Authors: Hsin-Hui Lu Wei-Chun Che Yung-Hao Yang et al.

Source: International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders. 2024 59(6):2671-2685.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 15

Descriptors: Phonemes, Mandarin Chinese, Delayed Speech, Language Skills, Short Term Memory, Comparative Analysis, Eye Movements, Cognitive Mapping, Toddlers, Language Acquisition, Intonation, Tone Languages, Receptive Language, Expressive Language, Vocabulary Development, Predictive Validity, Longitudinal Studies, Task Analysis, Word Recognition, Language Tests

A Perception of Thai Tone in Chinese Students Using the Thai Tone Application: A Case Study of the Low Tone and the Falling Tone

Authors: Teeranon, Phanintra (ORCID 0000-0001-7869-1946)

Source: Malaysian Online Journal of Educational Technology. 2022 10(1):47-60.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 14

Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Thai, Tone Languages, Intonation, Second Language Learning, Auditory Discrimination, College Students, Foreign Students

Geographic Terms: Thailand

Enhancing Tonal-Language Learning through Music: A Review of Experimental Methods and Melodic Intonation Therapy Influences

Authors: Julia H. Howe Erica S. Baumgartner

Source: Review of Education. 2024 12(2).

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 16

Descriptors: Journal Articles, Mandarin Chinese, Music, Second Language Learning, Tone Languages, Cognitive Processes, Multimedia Materials, Cultural Awareness, Memory, Pronunciation, Language Proficiency, Difficulty Level, Therapy

Distributional Learning and Overnight Consolidation of Nonnative Tonal Contrasts by Tonal Language Speakers

Authors: Yin-To Chui Zhen Qin

Source: Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research. 2024 67(7):2038-2052.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 15

Descriptors: Tone Languages, Mandarin Chinese, Learning Processes, Intonation, Discrimination Learning, Syllables, Sleep, Intelligence Tests, Verbal Ability, Vocabulary

Assessment and Survey Identifiers: Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test

Phonolexical Processing of Mandarin Segments and Tones by English Speakers at Different Mandarin Proficiency Levels

Authors: Yen-Chen Hao (ORCID 0000-0002-1666-2151)

Source: Second Language Research. 2024 40(3):533-557.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 25

Descriptors: English, Native Speakers, Mandarin Chinese, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Intonation, Phonology, Language Processing, Suprasegmentals, Tone Languages, Task Analysis, Accuracy, Vocabulary Development, Language Proficiency, Phonetics, Undergraduate Students, Study Abroad, Learning Experience, Language Tests, Acoustics, Auditory Perception

The Development of Tone Discrimination in Infancy: Evidence from a Cross-Linguistic, Multi-Lab Report

Authors: Marina Kalashnikova Leher Singh Angeline Tsui et al.

Source: Developmental Science. 2024 27(3).

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 21

Descriptors: Auditory Discrimination, Infants, Monolingualism, Bilingualism, Intonation, Sino Tibetan Languages, Tone Languages

Investigating Perception to Production Transfer in Children with Cochlear Implants: A High Variability Phonetic Training Study

Authors: Hao Zhang Xuequn Dai Wen Ma et al.

Source: Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research. 2024 67(4):1206-1228.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 23

Descriptors: Assistive Technology, Phonetics, Mandarin Chinese, Foreign Countries, Deafness, Children, Students with Disabilities, Intonation, Auditory Perception, Tone Languages

Geographic Terms: China (Shanghai)

Mandarin-Speaking Amusics' Online Recognition of Tone and Intonation

Authors: Lirong Tang Yangxiaoxue Xu Shiting Yang et al.

Source: Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research. 2024 67(4):1107-1116.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 10

Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mandarin Chinese, Tone Languages, Intonation, Music, Neurological Impairments, Speech Communication, Language Processing, Auditory Perception

Geographic Terms: China (Beijing)

The Perception and Production of the Interaction of Tone and Intonation in Thai

Authors: Amber Briana Camp

Source: ProQuest LLC. 2024Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Hawai'i at Manoa.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 143

Descriptors: Thai, Tone Languages, Intonation, Sentence Structure, Phonological Awareness, Phonology, Word Order, Context Effect, Comparative Testing, Word Recognition, Eye Movements, Auditory Stimuli, Correlation

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A Proposal for a Thai-Based Moklen Orthography

Authors: Pittayawat Pittayaporn Songphan Choemprayong

Source: Language Documentation & Conservation. 2024 18:194-215.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 22

Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Indigenous Populations, Sino Tibetan Languages, Tone Languages, Language Maintenance, Cultural Maintenance, Social Influences, Cultural Influences, Phoneme Grapheme Correspondence, Spelling, Thai

Geographic Terms: Thailand

Access URL: https://hdl.handle.net/10125/74803

Prosody in Mandarin: Clinical and Pedagogical Applications

Authors: Xi Chen

Source: ProQuest LLC. 2024Ph.D. Dissertation, New York University.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 167

Descriptors: Suprasegmentals, Mandarin Chinese, Tone Languages, Communication Disorders, Interference (Language), Cues, Biofeedback

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