Numerous studies suggest that speakers of some tone languages show advantages in musical pitch processing compared to non-tone language speakers. A recent study adults (Jasmin et al., 2021) suggests addition heightened sensitivity, weight information more strongly than other auditory cues (amplitude, duration) both linguistic and nonlinguistic settings The current asks whether upweighting is ev...

The production of L2 lexical tone has proven difficult for learners tonal languages, leading to the testing different training techniques. To test validity these techniques, it is first necessary capture differences between L1 and datasets. current study explores three analyses designed compare tone: (1) using a single deviation score, (2) score calculations specific regions productions, (3) ap...

Kera (a Chadic language) has been cited as one of a handful of languages which exhibit long distance voicing harmony between consonants (Rose and Walker 2001, Odden 1994). It has also been claimed that Kera voiced ('depressor') consonants lower the tone of the following syllable (Ebert 1979, Wolff 1987a, Pearce 1998). This paper addresses both of these claims, showing with recordings, pitch tra...

The objectives of this study are (i) to identify the basic components of pitch that can be isolated from tone and attributed to intonation; (ii) to establish them as the elements that must be accounted for in the transcription of an oral corpus. These components are meant to be available for typological studies of the relationship between these elements as they are employed for marking of lexic...