Intoxication and pitch control in tonal and non-tonal language speakers

Kevin Tang; Charles B. Chang; Sam Green; Kai Xin Bao; Michael Hindley; Young Shin Kim; Andrew Nevins

doi:10.1121/10.0011572

Intoxication and pitch control in tonal and non-tonal language speakers

Kevin Tang^*
, Charles B. Chang
, Sam Green
, Kai Xin Bao
, Michael Hindley
, Young Shin Kim
, Andrew Nevins

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Alcohol intoxication is known to affect pitch variability in non-tonal languages. In this study, intoxication's effects on pitch were examined in tonal and non-tonal language speakers, in both their native language (L1; German, Korean, Mandarin) and nonnative language (L2; English). Intoxication significantly increased pitch variability in the German group (in L1 and L2), but not in the Korean or Mandarin groups (in L1 or L2), although there were individual differences. These results support the view that pitch control is related to the functional load of pitch and is an aspect of speech production that can be advantageously transferred across languages, overriding the expected effects of alcohol. © 2022 Author(s).

Original language	English
Article number	065202
Number of pages	8
Journal	JASA Express Letters
Volume	2
Issue number	6
Online published	8 Jun 2022
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1121/10.0011572
Publication status	Published - Jun 2022
Externally published	Yes

Research Keywords

speech production
bilingualism
alcohol
intoxication
phonetics
German
Korean
Mandarin Chinese
English

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