When adults speak a second language, you can oftentimes tell. Usually, it’s from what’s coming out of their mouth. But communication isn’t always verbal. Their body (and head) moves too. And according ...

ABSTRACT: This study examines how Mandarin question intonation differentially modifies the fundamental frequency (F0) of syllables with inherent rising (T2) and falling (T4) lexical tones. By ...

1 School of Chinese Language and Literature, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, China. 2 School of Foreign Studies, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, China. This study examines ...

This important study examines the relationship between expiratory airflow and vocal pitch in adult mice during the production of ultrasonic vocalizations and also identifies a molecularly defined ...

Cells self-organize in time and space, forming biological patterns. Examples of pattern formation in biology are very diverse and can be found in a wide variety of systems. For instance, the ...

In this article, we will check out some common software design patterns and methodologies that can be helpful when dealing with UI automation, especially with creating a UI testing framework. The ...

Abstract: The study aims at investigating Jinan EFL learners' intonation patterns of Wh-questions from the phonological perspective. When the nuclear accent locates at the beginning of a sentence, ...

Abstract: The present study investigates Chinese EFL (English as a foreign language) learners' intonation pattern of yes-no questions on the basis of AM theory. According to our study, American ...