Lexical tones, which involve specific pitch contours that differentiate word meanings, are fundamental to tonal languages such as Mandarin and Cantonese. In both languages, subtle variations in pitch, ...

In a recent study published in the journal Nature Communications, using intracranial recordings, researchers investigated the neural basis of lexical tone production in native Mandarin speakers. They ...

An independent school has become the first in the UK to make Mandarin Chinese compulsory for pupils, reflecting the growing importance of China on the world stage. But it's not an easy language to ...