The alteration of salient perceptual cues(SPC)within the inherent phonological system of a language can directly influence the corresponding adaptation rules in language contact.The SPC of/aːi/-/aiː/contrast is transitioning from duration ratios to formants,while the/aːu/-/auː/contrast appears to be diminishing.When borrowing Chinese words into the language of Daiya,native speakers employ/aːi/to match Chinese/ai/,whereas variations and divergences exist in the adaptation of Chinese/au/rhyme.According to the results of perception experiments,the elders predominantly choose/auː/based on specific initial conditions,while the younger generation leans towards/aːu/.With the improvement of the bilingual/multilingual proficiency,the mechanism of loanword adaptation shifts from phonetic approximation to phonological correspondence.Initially,perception serves as the primary determinant in this process,but over time,the role of structural elements becomes increasingly significant.
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