The main aim of this study is to examine what kind of phonological system emerges because of language contact wherein adult speakers of L1 (Chinese) attempt to speak L2 (Russian) without any previous instruction in L2. The main findings of this study are as follows: a) The speakers of L1 largely adopt the phonetic inventory and phonotactics of L2 and b) the only underlying (distinctive) features in the emerging phonological system are those of place of articulation while voicing plays no distinctive role in the emerging phonological system of Chinese speakers. Moreover, the speakers of L1 faithfully replicate the stress system of L2, even though L1 (Chinese) is a tonal language and L2, Russian, is a stress language. The most important finding of this study is that speakers of L1 discern the entity ‘word’ in L2. The emerging phonological system is geared towards assuring the identifiability of words in L2 rather than towards consistency of phonological rules.

本研究的主要目的是检查由于语言接触而出现什么样的语音系统，其中 L1（中文）的成年说话者试图说 L2（俄语）而没有任何先前的 L2 指导。本研究的主要发现如下：a) L1 的说话者很大程度上采用了 L2 的语音清单和语音策略，以及 b) 新兴语音系统中唯一的潜在（显着）特征是发音位置，而发声则没有在新兴的汉语语音系统中扮演着独特的角色。此外，L1 的使用者忠实地复制了 L2 的重音系统，尽管 L1（中文）是一种声调语言，而 L2（俄语）是一种重音语言。本研究最重要的发现是，L1 的说话者能够辨别 L2 中的实体“词”。