Table 2. Summary of the partial correlation tests where L2 proficiency was correlated with VOT or F0 coefficients. Bold indicates correlation coefficients greater than 0.4

Tense-Lax Lax-Asp. Tense-Asp.
Estimate p-value Estimate p-value Estimate p-value
L2 proficiency (=x) correlated with [y] with [z] controlled
(a) Production
y z
VOT F0 & H1-H2 0.212 0.368 –0.12 0.613 0.075 0.745
F0 VOT& H1-H2 0.425 0.061 0.502 0.023 –0.039 0.865
H1H2 VOT & F0 0.15 0.526 0.14 0.538 –0.039 0.865
(b) Perception
y z
VOT F0 0.625 0.002 –0.485 0.025 –0.42 0.057
F0 VOT –0.052 0.819 0.207 0.365 0.31 0.17