Table 3.

Overview of the study materials.

Stimulus		1	2	3	4	5	6
High-sonority	Orthography	你们来了。	玛莉是爱尔兰人。	我爷爷养了一条鱼。	奶奶明年去南美旅游。	我姥姥的落院里很热闹。	妈妈明明忘了买柠檬、奶油和牛奶。
	IPA transcription	/ni mən laɪ lɤ/	/ma li ʂɨ aɪ ɚ lan ɻən/	/wo jɛ jɛ jɑŋ lɤ jɪ tʰjɑʊ jy/	/naɪ naɪ miŋ niæn tɕʰy nan meɪ ly jou/	/wo lɑʊ lɑʊ tɤ luo juan li xən ɻɤ nɑʊ/	/ma ma miŋ miŋ waŋ lɤ maɪ niŋ mɤŋ naɪ jou xɤ niou naɪ/
	English translation	You are here.	Mary is Irish.	My grandfather has a fish.	Grandma is traveling to South America next year.	My grandma’s courtyard is very crowded.	Mom obviously forgot to buy lemon, cream, and milk.
Low-sonority	Orthography	他在洗澡。	康太太不在厨房。	我看到橙色的柜台。	观众都支持这个看法。	他把卡片都装在口袋里。	爸爸刚刚在桃树下吃香蕉和葡萄。
	IPA transcription	/tʰa tsaɪ ɕi tsɑʊ/	/kʰɑŋ tʰaɪ tʰaɪ pu tsaɪ ʈʂʰu fɑŋ/	/wo kʰan tɑʊ ʈʂʰɤŋ sɤ tɤ kueɪ tʰaɪ/	/kuan ʈʂʊŋ təʊ ʈʂɭ ʈʂʰɭ ʈʂɤ kɤ kʰan fa/	/tʰa pa kʰa pʰiæn təʊ ʈʂuɑŋ tsaɪ kʰəʊ taɪ li/	/pa pa kaŋ kaŋ tsai tʰaʊ ʂu ɕia ʈʂʰɭ, ɕiaŋ tɕiɑʊ xɤ pʰu tʰɑʊ/
	English translation	He is in the shower.	Mrs. Kang is not in the kitchen.	I see an orange counter.	The audience supports this view.	He put all the cards in his pocket.	Dad just ate bananas and grapes under the peach tree.
Number of syllables		4	7	8	9	10	14