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Cross-Linguistic Influence on Nasalance in Vietnamese-English Bilingual Speakers: Why Is Nasalance Higher for the Vowel/a/ Than /i/?

Purpose: Previous studies have reported higher nasalance values for the vowel /a/ compared to /i/ in Vietnamese-speaking children and adults. This study aims to determine whether the same pattern is present in Vietnamese-English bilingual speakers and whether their nasalance scores align more closel...

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Published in:Journal of Speech, Language & Hearing Research Vol. 69; no. 1; pp. 79 - 97
Main Authors: Lee, Sue Ann S., Tam Minh Nguyen-Phuoc, Duc Minh Nguyen
Format: Article
Published: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Jan2026
Subjects:
Ethnology research
Multilingualism
Phonetics
Language acquisition
Vowels
Data analysis
Two-way analysis of variance
Physiological aspects of speech
Statistics
English language
Human voice
Data analysis software
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