Abstract
This paper presents a dichotic listening experiment on the perception of Mandarin tones under clean and noisy conditions. We examine the enhancing role of noise on the lateralization patterns of tones. We discover that the lateralization patterns of different tones are inconsistent: the perception of tone 1 exhibits a left ear advantage, while that of tone 2 or tone 4 has a right ear advantage. These different lateralization patterns may result from different tone features and the fast or slow change of the tone pitch. Moreover, a gender difference in tone perception is detected in our experimental results.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Speech Prosody, SP 2008 |
Publisher | International Speech Communications Association |
Pages | 751-754 |
Number of pages | 4 |
ISBN (Print) | 9780616220030 |
Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2008 |
Externally published | Yes |
Event | 4th International Conference on Speech Prosody 2008, SP 2008 - Campinas, Brazil Duration: 6 May 2008 → 9 May 2008 |
Conference
Conference | 4th International Conference on Speech Prosody 2008, SP 2008 |
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Country/Territory | Brazil |
City | Campinas |
Period | 6/05/08 → 9/05/08 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Language and Linguistics
- Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
- Human-Computer Interaction
- Software
- Mechanical Engineering