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Mandarin Tone Durations in Singing by Lobo Hernández is a document available to read on EtoBox.

This study investigates the production patterns of Mandarin tones in singing, focusing on how vowel duration serves as a secondary cue when pitch information is regulated by musical notes. Results show that while T4 maintains the shortest duration in both normal speech and singing contexts, T1 becomes the longest in singing, indicating that tonal duration patterns are influenced by the communicative context. The findings suggest that speakers may rely on vowel duration to express tonal contrasts when pitch

Author

Lobo Hernández

Language

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