The Acquisition of Tone in Mandarin-Speaking Children.

Li, Charles N.; Thompson, Sandra A.

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Publication Date: 1977

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The Acquisition of Tone in Mandarin-Speaking Children

Li, Charles N.; Thompson, Sandra A.

Journal of Child Language, 4, 2, 185-199, Jun 77

Data on the acquisition of lexical tone were collected from 17 Mandarin-speaking children. Among other results, it was found that: (1) tone is acquired relatively quickly; (2) mastery of tones occurs well before mastery of segmentals; and (3) Mandarin high-level and falling tones are acquired before rising and dipping tones. (Author/RM)

Descriptors: Child Language, Language Acquisition, Language Research, Mandarin Chinese, Phonology, Psycholinguistics, Suprasegmentals, Tone Languages, Verbal Development

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