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  • Linguistics
  • Psycholinguistics
  • Neuroscience

Background:

  • The debate on phonological encoding units (syllable vs. phoneme) is ongoing.
  • Previous research in Sinitic languages favored the syllable as the primary unit.
  • The role of phonemic processing in bilingual speech production remains unclear.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate phonemic processing in Dutch-Cantonese (DC) bilinguals' Cantonese speech production.
  • To determine if DC bilinguals utilize a phonemic strategy similar to monolingual Dutch speakers.
  • To examine both behavioral and neural correlates of phonological encoding in DC bilinguals.

Main Methods:

  • A color-object picture naming task in Cantonese was used.
  • Behavioral responses (naming times) were analyzed for phonemic overlap effects.
  • Event-related potentials (ERPs) were recorded to assess neural activity.

Main Results:

  • Faster naming times were observed when color and object names shared the initial phoneme.
  • Phonemic overlap significantly modulated ERPs in early time windows (125-400 ms).
  • These findings contrast with previous studies on monolingual Sinitic speakers.

Conclusions:

  • The phoneme, not just the syllable, can be the primary unit of phonological encoding for DC bilinguals.
  • Behavioral and neural evidence supports phonemic processing in their Cantonese speech.
  • Germanic language proficiency may influence the emergence of phoneme-based processing in Sinitic languages.