This study investigates how individual differences in cognitive functions, specifically attention and working memory, modulate the process of tone merging in Macau Cantonese. Using perception and production tasks alongside cognitive function tests, the researchers examined three tone pairs at different merging stages. Results showed that cognitive functions significantly correlated with perception and production of tones in intermediate and slower merging stages, but not in a completed merging stage. This suggests that cognitive abilities influence tone merging at various stages, impacting perception and production differently.
Publisher
Humanities and Social Sciences Communications
Published On
Aug 02, 2024
Authors
Han Wang, Fei Gao, Jingwei Zhang
Tags
cognitive functions
tone merging
Macau Cantonese
attention
working memory
perception
production
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