Lexical Tones and Word Learning in Mandarin-SpeakingChildren at Three Years of Age(Invited paper)Wei-Yi Ma, Peng Zhou, Stephen Crain, and Li-Qun Gao Abstract —Unlike Indo-European languages,Mandarin relies heavily on lexical tones to distinguishword identity. Using the intermodal preferential lookingparadigm, this study examined 3-year-old Mandarin-speakers’ ability to use Mandarin lexical tones inlearning new words. Results showed that when childrenwere presented with Tone 2 (rising) and Tone 4 (fallin...
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