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Interlanguage influence in cues of narrow focus: A study of Hong Kong English

The acoustic properties of narrow focus are language-specific. Post-focus compression of pitch is one of the most prominent factors characterizing focus in English, but it is not present in Cantonese, where duration and intensity are more dominant. Hong Kong English (HKE) is an emerging variety of English in Hong Kong, characterized by speakers who grow up learning English from a young age, but with input highly influenced from the dominant language Cantonese. Experiments were conducted testing production and perception of focus in HKE speakers. An overall tendency was observed for speakers to have accurate perception, but production that was noncharacteristic of traditional varieties of English. Analysis of the highest-scoring participants found that their usage of pitch to mark focus was minimal, but usage of duration was significant.