Semantic effects on the perception of emotional prosody in native and non-native Chinese speakers
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7149944 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Cheng Xiao (0000-0002-6019-9387, University of South Carolina, corresponding author), Jiang Liu (0000-0001-9854-0635, University of South Carolina) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 39 |
| Issue | 7 |
| Pages | 1542-1552 |
| Publication date | 2025-10-03 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Cognition & Emotion (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0269-9931 • E-ISSN: 1464-0600 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/02699931.2024.2371088 |
| PMID | 38973172 |
| OpenAlex | W4400429063 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 37 |
While previous research has found an in-group advantage (IGA) favouring native speakers in emotional prosody perception over non-native speakers, the effects of semantics on emotional prosody perception remain unclear. This study investigated the effects of semantics on emotional prosody perception in Chinese words and sentences for native and non-native Chinese speakers. The critical manipulation was the congruence of prosodic (positive, negative) and semantic (positive, negative, and neutral) valence. Participants listened to a series of audio clips and judged whether the emotional prosody was positive or negative for each utterance. The results revealed an IGA effect: native speakers perceived emotional prosody more accurately and quickly than non-native speakers in Chinese words and sentences. Furthermore, a semantic congruence effect was observed in Chinese words, where both native and non-native speakers recognised emotional prosody more accurately in the semantic-prosody congruent condition than in the incongruent condition. However, in Chinese sentences, this congruence effect was only present for non-native speakers. Additionally, the IGA effect and semantic congruence effect on emotional prosody perception were influenced by prosody valence. These findings illuminate the role of semantics in emotional prosody perception, highlighting perceptual differences between native and non-native Chinese speakers
Cognitive psychology · Emotional prosody · First language · Linguistics · Perception · Prosody · Language, Metaphor, and Cognition · Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism · Neuroscience · Phonetics and Phonology Research · Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 1,5 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2025 (2) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |