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Production of phonetic and phonological contrast by heritage speakers of Mandarin (2011)
Journal Article
Chang, C. B., Yao, Y., Haynes, E. F., & Rhodes, R. (2011). Production of phonetic and phonological contrast by heritage speakers of Mandarin. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 129(6), 3964-3980. https://doi.org/10.1121/1.3569736

This study tested the hypothesis that heritage speakers of a minority language, due to their childhood experience with two languages, would outperform late learners in producing contrast: language-internal phonological contrast, as well as cross-ling... Read More about Production of phonetic and phonological contrast by heritage speakers of Mandarin.

Early and recent formulations of theories for a formative Christian heterodox impact on Alevism (2010)
Journal Article
Stoyanov, Y. (2010). Early and recent formulations of theories for a formative Christian heterodox impact on Alevism. British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies, 37(3), 261-272. https://doi.org/10.1080/13530194.2010.524435

Amongst the multitude of attempts to re-examine the heritage, history and textual basis of the Alevi tradition, one particular issue remains of importance; the putative relationship between Alevi and Christian groups in the Balkans and Anatolia. In p... Read More about Early and recent formulations of theories for a formative Christian heterodox impact on Alevism.

Law, Literature, and the Problem of Politics in Medieval India (2010)
Book Chapter
Cox, W. (2010). Law, Literature, and the Problem of Politics in Medieval India. In T. Lubin, D. Davis, & J. Krishnan (Eds.), Hinduism and Law: An Introduction (167-182). Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511781674.015

It was a great occasion, with all the appropriate fanfare. The capital city stood in the center of a windswept plain. The air must yet have borne a chill that day, but one that foretold the return of warmth and life to the kingdom and its subjects. F... Read More about Law, Literature, and the Problem of Politics in Medieval India.

An overview of Old Tibetan synchronic phonology (2010)
Journal Article
Hill, N. W. (2010). An overview of Old Tibetan synchronic phonology. Transactions of the Philological Society, 108(2), 110-125. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-968X.2010.01234.x

Despite the importance of Old Tibetan in the Tibeto-Burman language family, little research has treated Old Tibetan synchronic phonology. This article gives a complete overview of the Old Tibetan phonemic system by associating sound values with the l... Read More about An overview of Old Tibetan synchronic phonology.

First language phonetic drift during second language acquisition (2010)
Thesis
Chang, C. B. First language phonetic drift during second language acquisition. (Thesis). University of California, Berkeley

Despite abundant evidence of malleability in speech production, previous studies of the effects of late second-language learning on first-language production have been limited to advanced learners. This dissertation examines these effects in novice l... Read More about First language phonetic drift during second language acquisition.

Learning to produce a multidimensional laryngeal contrast (2010)
Book Chapter
Chang, C. B. (2010). Learning to produce a multidimensional laryngeal contrast. In K. Dziubalska-Kołaczyk, M. Wrembel, & M. Kul (Eds.), New Sounds 2010: Proceedings of the 6th International Symposium on the Acquisition of Second Language Speech (89-94). Adam Mickiewicz University

Research on how second-language (L2) learners acquire L2 laryngeal categories has focused on languages with “voiced” and “voiceless” categories that differ in terms of one main cue: voice onset time. The present study examines how L2 learners come to... Read More about Learning to produce a multidimensional laryngeal contrast.

The phonetic space of phonological categories in heritage speakers of Mandarin (2010)
Book Chapter
Chang, C. B., Haynes, E. F., Yao, Y., & Rhodes, R. (2010). The phonetic space of phonological categories in heritage speakers of Mandarin. In M. Bane, J. Bueno, T. Grano, A. Grotberg, & Y. McNabb (Eds.), Proceedings from the 44th Annual Meeting of the Chicago Linguistic Society: The Main Session (31-45). Chicago Linguistic Society

In two experiments, we investigated the production of Mandarin and English by heritage speakers of Mandarin in comparison to native Mandarin speakers and late learners. In Experiment 1, speakers in all groups made an F2 distinction between Mandarin a... Read More about The phonetic space of phonological categories in heritage speakers of Mandarin.

La transmission de l’apocryphe de l’Enfance de Jésus en Arménie (2010)
Book Chapter
Dorfmann-Lazarev, I. (2010). La transmission de l’apocryphe de l’Enfance de Jésus en Arménie. In J. Frey, & J. Schröter (Eds.), Jesus in apokryphen Evangelienüberlieferungenn: Beiträge zu ausserkanonischen Jesusüberlieferungen aus verschiedenen Sprach- und Kulturtraditionen (557-582). Mohr Siebeck

Prophets and Priests of the Nation: Naguib Mahfouz’s Karnak Café and the 1967 Crisis in Egypt (2009)
Journal Article
Geer, B. (2009). Prophets and Priests of the Nation: Naguib Mahfouz’s Karnak Café and the 1967 Crisis in Egypt. International Journal of Middle East Studies, 41(4), 653-669. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0020743809990110

Similarities between religion and nationalism are well known but not well understood. They can be explained by drawing on Pierre Bourdieu's sociological theory in order to consider symbolic interests and the strategies employed to advance them. In bo... Read More about Prophets and Priests of the Nation: Naguib Mahfouz’s Karnak Café and the 1967 Crisis in Egypt.

Stereotyping Communicative Styles In and Out of the Language and Culture classroom: Japanese Indirectness, Ambiguity and Vagueness (2009)
Book Chapter
Pizziconi, B. (2009). Stereotyping Communicative Styles In and Out of the Language and Culture classroom: Japanese Indirectness, Ambiguity and Vagueness. In R. Gomez Moron, M. Padilla Cruz, L. Fernandez Amaya, & M. De la O Hernandez Lopez (Eds.), Pragmatics Applied to Language Teaching and Learning. Cambridge Scholars Publishing

The stereotype of reserved and evasive Japanese people, whose language naturally fosters ambiguity and an intuitive and indirect style, pervades popular as well as pedagogical discourse. Despite evidence that, depending on the situation, Japanese can... Read More about Stereotyping Communicative Styles In and Out of the Language and Culture classroom: Japanese Indirectness, Ambiguity and Vagueness.

Norms of War in Eastern Orthodox Christianity (2009)
Book Chapter
Stoyanov, Y. (2009). Norms of War in Eastern Orthodox Christianity. In V. Popovski, G. M. Reichberg, & N. Turner (Eds.), World Religions and Norms of War (166-220). United Nations University Press

Japanese Modality: Exploring its Scope and Interpretation (2009)
Book
Pizziconi, B., & Kizu, M. (Eds.). (2009). Japanese Modality: Exploring its Scope and Interpretation. Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230245754

This book is the first collection of studies on Japanese modality written in English. It presents a review of Japanese modality studies as well as important new material that addresses the issues of its scope, its nature, and its conceptualization. T... Read More about Japanese Modality: Exploring its Scope and Interpretation.

The status of voicing and aspiration as cues to Korean laryngeal contrast (2009)
Book Chapter
Chang, C. B. (2009). The status of voicing and aspiration as cues to Korean laryngeal contrast. In M. Elliott, J. Kirby, O. Sawada, E. Staraki, & S. Yoon (Eds.), Proceedings from the 43rd Annual Meeting of the Chicago Linguistic Society: The Main Session (31-45). Chicago Linguistic Society

This study reexamines the typologically unusual three-way laryngeal contrast in Korean among ‘lenis’, ‘fortis’, and ‘aspirated’ voiceless plosives in light of a recent proposal by Kim and Duanmu (2004) that the contrast is really among voiced, voicel... Read More about The status of voicing and aspiration as cues to Korean laryngeal contrast.

A tale of five fricatives: Consonantal contrast in heritage speakers of Mandarin (2009)
Journal Article
Chang, C. B., Haynes, E. F., Yao, Y., & Rhodes, R. (2009). A tale of five fricatives: Consonantal contrast in heritage speakers of Mandarin. Working papers in linguistics (Philadelphia, Pa.), 15(1), 37-43

This study investigated the production of five Mandarin and English sibilant fricatives by heritage speakers of Mandarin in comparison to native speakers and late learners. Almost all speakers were found to distinguish the Mandarin retroflex and alve... Read More about A tale of five fricatives: Consonantal contrast in heritage speakers of Mandarin.

English loanword adaptation in Burmese (2009)
Journal Article
Chang, C. B. (2009). English loanword adaptation in Burmese. Journal of the Southeast Asian Linguistics Society, 1, 77-94

This paper provides a descriptive account of the main patterns found in the adaptation of English loanwords in Burmese. First, English segments missing from the Burmese inventory are replaced by native Burmese segments. Second, coda obstruents are re... Read More about English loanword adaptation in Burmese.

Gendered Symbols in Theravada Buddhism: Missed Positives in the Representation of the Female (2008)
Journal Article
Crosby, K. (2008). Gendered Symbols in Theravada Buddhism: Missed Positives in the Representation of the Female. 玄奘佛學研究. Xuánzàng fóxué yánjiū, 9, 31-47

This paper looks at the symbolism drawing on feminine imagery found in Theravada Buddhist literature and culture over the centuries, observing that existing dichotomies notes between Theravada and Mahayana do not apply once a comparable range of peri... Read More about Gendered Symbols in Theravada Buddhism: Missed Positives in the Representation of the Female.