Compounds, competition, and incremental word identification in spoken Cantonese

Abstract

Target-competitor pairEnglish equivalent Condition ngau [4], ngau[4]naai [5] cow, milk (cartondrumstick (food) same laap[6]zuk[1], laap[6]bat[1] candle, crayon same wu[1]jing[1], wu[1]aa[1] fly (insect), crow same ngaa[4]gou[1], ngaa[4]caat[2] toothpaste tube, toothbrush same maa[5], maa[5]lau[1] horse, monkey same cong[4], cong[4]daan[1] bed, bed sheet same LANGUAGE, COGNITION AND NEUROSCIENCE