Illuminating the Structure of Syllable through Experimentation Using the Play Language (Verlan)

Project: Research project

Project Details

Description

This project studies the internal structure of syllable with particular reference to Cantonese speakers of English to explore how extra elements are represented in the Cantonese speakers’ mental phonological system when their pronunciations are not transliterations through experiments using a specific play language knows as Verlan.

Funding Source: RGC - General Research Fund (GRF)
StatusFinished
Effective start/end date01/11/1230/04/15

Keywords

  • syllable structure, play language,Cantonese speakers of English

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