An online database of phonological representations for Mandarin Chinese

Behav Res Methods. 2009 May;41(2):575-83. doi: 10.3758/BRM.41.2.575.

Abstract

A Web-based database is developed to provide psycholinguists with a large-scale phonological representation system for all Mandarin Chinese monosyllables. The construction of the system is based on the slot-based phonological pattern generator (PatPho), with an adequate consideration of the language-specific features of the Chinese phonology. Users can retrieve the relevant phonological representations through an interactive query system on the Web. The query outcomes can be saved in a number of formats, such as Excel spreadsheets, for further analyses. This representation system can be used for a variety of purposes--in particular, connectionist language modeling and, more generally, the study of Chinese phonology.

Publication types

  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • China
  • Databases, Factual*
  • Internet
  • Language*
  • Speech