Effects of age and language environment on lexical tone processing

• Main Author: Leung, Kai Yan
• Other Authors: Alice Hiu Dan Chan
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: DRNTU::Humanities::Linguistics
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/76544
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Most studies on the relationship between age and language have focused mainly on the young and the older adults who are aged 60 and above. Little is known about the lexical tone processing abilities of the middle age group. Studies in the recent years has also shown a growing tone merging trend in H...