Effects of F0 dimensions in perception of Mandarin tones

Bin Li; Caicai Zhang

doi:10.1109/ISCSLP.2010.5684878

Effects of F0 dimensions in perception of Mandarin tones

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Abstract

This study focuses on the perception of two synthesized Mandarin tones: the high level tone (Tone 1) and the high falling tone (Tone 4), which have been reported difficult for Cantonese learners of Mandarin [15]. As the two tones are distinctive in F0 directions and also vary in F0 onsets, it is worth investigating why Cantonese listeners find them perceptually indistinguishable. We aim to find out what F0 cues Cantonese listeners rely on in perceiving these two Mandarin tones by modifying the F0 curves along two dimensions: F0 onset and F0 slope. Results show that Mandarin listeners are able to identify the two pitches based on F0 slope irrespective of F0 onsets, whereas Cantonese listeners seem more sensitive towards the variation of F0 onsets.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2010 7th International Symposium on Chinese Spoken Language Processing, ISCSLP 2010 - Proceedings
Pages	322-325
Number of pages	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/ISCSLP.2010.5684878
Publication status	Published - 1 Dec 2010
Externally published	Yes
Event	2010 7th International Symposium on Chinese Spoken Language Processing, ISCSLP 2010 - Tainan, Taiwan Duration: 29 Nov 2010 → 3 Dec 2010

Conference

Conference	2010 7th International Symposium on Chinese Spoken Language Processing, ISCSLP 2010
Country/Territory	Taiwan
City	Tainan
Period	29/11/10 → 3/12/10

Keywords

F0
High falling tone
High level tone
Mandarin tones
Pitch/tone perception

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Linguistics and Language

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