Abstract
This study investigated the effects of three different carriers on Mandarin tone perception. Three tone continua were constructed: Modified speech, synthesized speech, and nonspeech. Identification tests were conducted for the two speech continua, while discrimination tests were conducted for all the three continua. Results showed that category boundary position differed significantly between the modified speech and synthesized speech continua. Boundary position of the modified speech tone continuum was more toward the rising end than that of the synthesized speech tone continuum, suggesting that greater complexity reduces the overall pitch sensitivity. In the discrimination test, subjects generally exhibited the same pattern for the three continua, but with slightly lower discrimination accuracy for the nonspeech continuum, suggesting the effects of long-term tone language experience of Mandarin is carried over to nonspeech domain.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | 2012 8th International Symposium on Chinese Spoken Language Processing, ISCSLP 2012 |
Pages | 417-421 |
Number of pages | 5 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Dec 2012 |
Externally published | Yes |
Event | 2012 8th International Symposium on Chinese Spoken Language Processing, ISCSLP 2012 - Hong Kong, Hong Kong Duration: 5 Dec 2012 → 8 Dec 2012 |
Conference
Conference | 2012 8th International Symposium on Chinese Spoken Language Processing, ISCSLP 2012 |
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Country/Territory | Hong Kong |
City | Hong Kong |
Period | 5/12/12 → 8/12/12 |
Keywords
- categorical perception
- discrimination
- identification
- Mandarin
- tone perception
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Language and Linguistics
- Linguistics and Language