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Listening Acquisition: Chinese Tones from Perception to Practice by Elsa Chang Listening Acquisition: Chinese Tones from Perception to Practice by Elsa Chang

Do you speak any tonal languages? Do you speak any tonal languages?

Vietnamese (Northern) Vietnamese (Northern)

Chinese Dialects Chinese Dialects

Standard Chinese: Mandarin Standard Chinese: Mandarin

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Standard Chinese: Mandarin n. A is a tonal language. syllable with different tones represents Standard Chinese: Mandarin n. A is a tonal language. syllable with different tones represents different words with different meanings. n Standard Chinese has four pitched tones and one neutral tone.

Learning to read Mandarin n Nǐhǎo. 你好。 n Xìexie. 谢谢。 n Wǒ zài kàn Learning to read Mandarin n Nǐhǎo. 你好。 n Xìexie. 谢谢。 n Wǒ zài kàn shū. I am reading a book. 看书 n Wǒ zài kǎn shù. I am cutting trees. 砍树

Tone Diagram 1 -5: one’s natural comfortable voice range high mid-high mid-low (5 -5) Tone Diagram 1 -5: one’s natural comfortable voice range high mid-high mid-low (5 -5) (3 -5) (2 -1 -4) (5 -1) mā má mǎ mà

Mā

má

mǎ

mà

Māmā mà mǎ. Mǎ mà māmā. Māmā mà mǎ. Mǎ mà māmā.

Your Turn! Your Turn!

The 1 st Tone (“Singing” tone) Mā The 1 st Tone (“Singing” tone) Mā

The 2 nd Tone (“Climbing” Tone) So? má The 2 nd Tone (“Climbing” Tone) So? má

The 3 rd Tone (“Growling” Tone) mǎ The 3 rd Tone (“Growling” Tone) mǎ

The 4 th Tone (“Dropping” Tone) No! mà The 4 th Tone (“Dropping” Tone) No! mà

The Revised Tone Chart 1 st: singing tone (mā) 2 nd: climbing tone (só) The Revised Tone Chart 1 st: singing tone (mā) 2 nd: climbing tone (só) 4 th: dropping tone (nò) 3 rd: growling tone (mǎ) 5 th: short and light (ma)

Can you hear the difference? mā má mǎ mà Can you hear the difference? mā má mǎ mà

Which Tone did you hear? Singing ba – ba ji – ji Climbing Growling Which Tone did you hear? Singing ba – ba ji – ji Climbing Growling Dropping ma – ma de – de le – le xi – xi zi – zi chi – chi

Can You Say It? Singing Climbing Growling Dropping mā má mǎ mà Can You Say It? Singing Climbing Growling Dropping mā má mǎ mà

To Kiss or To Ask? wěn wèn To Kiss or To Ask? wěn wèn

To Buy or To Sell? m ǎi mài To Buy or To Sell? m ǎi mài

Glasses or Eyes? Yǎng Jìng Yǎng Jīng Glasses or Eyes? Yǎng Jìng Yǎng Jīng

Cutting Trees or Reading? Kǎn shù Kàn shū Cutting Trees or Reading? Kǎn shù Kàn shū

n shīshì – accident shíshì – current events n sījī – chauffeur sìjì – n shīshì – accident shíshì – current events n sījī – chauffeur sìjì – four seasons n zìxí – self study zǐxì – careful n xǐshì – happy event xīshì – to dilute n shìjì – century shíjì – practical

Who is he? Yáo. Míng Who is he? Yáo. Míng

Let’s Try n Mā n Má n Mǎ Má Mà Mā Mà Mà Mā Let’s Try n Mā n Má n Mǎ Má Mà Mā Mà Mà Mā Mǎ

Change of Tones (1) n Two 3 rd tones Nǐhǎo mā? → Ní hǎo Change of Tones (1) n Two 3 rd tones Nǐhǎo mā? → Ní hǎo ma? Wǒ hěn hǎo. → Wǒ hén hǎo. (3 -2 -3) Wó hén hǎo. (2 -2 -3)

Change of Tones (2) n The number “ 1” (the character “一”): 1, 11, Change of Tones (2) n The number “ 1” (the character “一”): 1, 11, 21 → 1 st tone 一双 → yìshuāng (4 -1) 一瓶 → yìpíng (4 -2) 一种 → yìzhǒng (4 -3) 一罐 → yíguàn (2 -4) 一个 → yíge (2 -0)

Change of Tones (3) n The character “不” 不吃: bùchī (4 -1) 不行: bùxíng Change of Tones (3) n The character “不” 不吃: bùchī (4 -1) 不行: bùxíng (4 -2) 不冷: bùlěng (4 -3) 不热: bùrè (4 -4)→ búrè (2 -4)

Tones and Intonation n Chinese tones = English intonation? OK. Nǐ yào chá háishi Tones and Intonation n Chinese tones = English intonation? OK. Nǐ yào chá háishi kāfēi? Nǐ yào chá háishi kāféi?

Expression: Stress & Sentence Tunes n 她很好看。 (required in grammar) 1 234 1 2 Expression: Stress & Sentence Tunes n 她很好看。 (required in grammar) 1 234 1 2 3 4 - 很 said with greater force. - all syllables remain in their original tone.

In-Class Exercise n Counting numbers with hand gesture: 1 syllable: 1 2 3 4 In-Class Exercise n Counting numbers with hand gesture: 1 syllable: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 2 syllables: 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16… 3 syllables: 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26…. .

In-Class Listening Exercise n Dictation on words of two syllables: baoguo, hupi, chongqing, fanxing In-Class Listening Exercise n Dictation on words of two syllables: baoguo, hupi, chongqing, fanxing etc. bāoguǒ →bāoguò → bāogǒu

In-Class Listening Exercise n 1 class session on listening exercise → T: Chinese only; In-Class Listening Exercise n 1 class session on listening exercise → T: Chinese only; S: translate into E. n 我们 系有很多外国学生。 → Use words of the same category to give clues. n 那个高个子的男孩是我男朋友。 → Use resources available in the classroom

Homework n Practice on tone recognition: http: //www. pinyinpractice. com/tones. htm http: //www. shufawest. Homework n Practice on tone recognition: http: //www. pinyinpractice. com/tones. htm http: //www. shufawest. us/language/tonedri ll. html

Homework: Sentence Dictation - listen to sentences read in natural speed - write down Homework: Sentence Dictation - listen to sentences read in natural speed - write down answers in Chinese, not English. - to reinforce sound recognition and to associate sounds to the characters and meaning they represent.

Tones! - Tones of a Chinese language is like the foundation of a house. Tones! - Tones of a Chinese language is like the foundation of a house. - You cannot be understood no matter how fluent you are in Chinese without tones. - It is important to speak with correct tones right at the beginning of Chinese language study.

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