Non-tonal L2 proficiency facilitates the perception of tone and pitch contrasts in a tonal L1: evidence from Mandarin–English bilinguals

This study investigated how proficiency in a non-tonal L2 influences the perception of tone-related information in a tonal L1 among Mandarin–English bilinguals who are dominant in Mandarin. In Experiment 1, 65 participants with varying L2 proficiency completed a Mandarin tone perception task involvi...

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Príomhchruthaitheoirí:	Rong Zhao, Mengjiao Li, Honghao Ren, Hang Wei
Formáid:	Artigo
Teanga:	Inglês
Foilsithe / Cruthaithe:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2026-04-01
Sraith:	Frontiers in Psychology
Ábhair:	L2 proficiency Mandarin–English bilinguals multi-competence theory pitch perception tone perception
Rochtain ar líne:	https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1746921/full
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