Table I.
fMRI paradigm for Chinese speech discrimination*
| Conditions | Sentence pairs within trials | English gloss | Response | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intonation | ta1 zai4 jia1 (A/S) | ta1 zai4 jia1 (A/Q) | He's at home | Different |
| ta1 lai2 wan2 (A/S) | ta1 lai2 wan2 (H/S) | He's visiting | Same | |
| gua1 feng1 le (S/S) | gua1 feng1 le (S/Q) | The wind's blowing | Different | |
| ta1 zai4 pao3 bu4 (A/Q) | ta1 zai4 pao3 bu4 (S/Q) | He's running | Same | |
| xia4 yu3 le (H/Q) | xia4 yu3 le (H/S) | It's raining | Different | |
| Emotion | ta1 zai4 jia1 (A/S) | ta1 zai4 jia1 (A/Q) | He's at home | Same |
| ta1 lai2 wan2 (A/S) | ta1 lai2 wan2 (H/S) | He's visiting | Different | |
| gua1 feng1 le (S/S) | gua1 feng1 le (S/Q) | The wind's blowing | Same | |
| ta1 zai4 pao3 bu4 (A/Q) | ta1 zai4 pao3 bu4 (S/Q) | He's running | Different | |
| xia4 yu3 le (H/Q) | xia4 yu3 le (H/S) | It's raining | Same | |
*
Emotion/Intonation: A = angry; H = happy; S = sad / S = statement; Q = question.