A preliminary study of the production of English monophthongs by mainland Chinese speakers based on age and gender

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ID20498751
AutoresHuihui Wang (0009-0008-7702-4699, University of Malaya), Stefanie Pillai (0000-0003-1693-5022, University of Malaya, autor correspondente)
Ano2025
Volume27
Fascículo3
Páginas682-699
Data de publicação2025-09-02
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoAsian Englishes (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1348-8678 • E-ISSN: 2331-2548
EditoraInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/13488678.2025.2517497
OpenAlexW4411580487
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas1
Referências citadas23

This paper is based on a preliminary study of the production of English monophthongs by a group of speakers from mainland China based on age and gender. We examined 23 speakers, stratified by age and gender. The speakers were recorded reading words with 19 vowels embedded in an /hVd/ stressed syllable context. The findings show that vowel conflation, a more compressed vowel space and an absence of durational contrast were more evident in the younger age group. Additionally, females tended to produce their vowels lower and more fronted. Overall, variation was observed across the speakers, suggesting that the pronunciation of CE vowels is not consistent among speakers

China · Linguistics · Mainland · Mainland China · Sociology · History · Linguistic Variation and Morphology · Multilingual Education and Policy · Philosophy · Phonetics and Phonology Research · Psychology

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