Formant Dynamics of /ua/ in the Speech of Mandarin-Shanghainese Bilingual Identical Twins
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This study analyses the formant dynamics of Mandarin and Shanghainese /ua/ in bilingual identical twins. The results show that despite the same organic structure and similar language environment, differences can be found in their formant dynamics. A comparison between the subjects’ dominant and non-dominant language shows that the twins are more similar in their dominant language. The data also suggests that separated twins are not necessarily more different than non-separated twins. Their willingness to be twins can affect the similarity of their voices.
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