Overview: Covers a wide range of topics, such as tones, intonation, rhythm, intelligibility, fluency, assessment, and pedagogy.Is both theoretically and pedagogically motivated.Includes sections on pedagogical This book is the first edited book to cover a wide range of issues related to Chinese as a second language (CSL) speech, including tone and segment acquisition and processing, categorical perception of tones, CSL fluency, CSL intelligibility/comprehensibility and accentedness, and pronunciation pedagogy. Moreover, the book addresses both theoretical and pedagogical issues. It offers an e
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