Languages may differ in fundamental frequency of voicing (f0), even when they are spoken by a bilingual individual. However, little is known in bilingual/L2 acquisition research about simultaneous bilinguals. With the expectation that speakers who acquired two languages early use f0 differently for each language, this study measured f0 in English-Korean early bilinguals' natural speech. The f0 level was higher for Korean than English, regardless of gender, age, or generational status (early and late bilinguals did not differ). The f0 span showed a language-gender interaction: males' span was larger in Korean, while females' span was larger in English. This study demonstrates that languages differ in f0 independent of speaker anatomy and suggests that children may acquire these differences in early childhood.

Andrew Cheng

The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America

自 1929 年以来，《美国声学学会杂志》一直是广泛的跨学科声音研究中理论和实验研究成果的主要来源。学科覆盖范围包括：线性和非线性声学；气动声学、水下声音和声学海洋学；超声波和量子声学；建筑和结构声学和振动；语音、音乐和噪音；听力心理学和生理学；工程声学、转换；生物声学，动物生物声学。

Since 1929, the Journal of the Acoustical Society of America has been a major source of theoretical and experimental research findings in the broad field of interdisciplinary sound studies. The journal covers a wide range of subjects, including linear and nonlinear acoustics; aeroacoustics, underwater sound, and acoustic oceanography; ultrasonics and quantum acoustics; architectural and structural acoustics and vibrations; speech, music, and noise; auditory psychology and physiology; engineering acoustics and transduction; and bioacoustics, including animal bioacoustics.

自1929年以来，《Journal of the Acoustical Society of America》一直是跨学科声音研究中理论与实验研究成果的重要来源。该期刊涵盖的学科包括：线性与非线性声学；气动声学、水下声学及声学海洋学；超声波与量子声学；建筑声学、结构声学与振动；语音、音乐与噪音；听力心理学与生理学；工程声学与转换；生物声学及动物生物声学。

Journal of the Acoustical Society of America

Cross-linguistic <i>f</i>0 differences in bilingual speakers of English and Korean

It is demonstrated that languages differ in f0 independent of speaker anatomy and suggests that children may acquire these differences in early childhood, as well as suggested that speakers who acquired two languages early use f0 differently for each language.

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物理与天体物理	2
物理与天体物理, 声学	3
物理与天体物理, 听力学与言语病理学	3

Cross-linguistic f0 differences in bilingual speakers of English and Korean

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AUDIOLOGY & SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY	1