Effects of voice gender and noise on Mandarin tone perception by cochlear implant users

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Meng Yuan ◽  
Haihong Feng
Keyword(s):  
Cochlear Implant ◽  
Tone Perception ◽  
Mandarin Tone

Weighting Pitch Contour and Loudness Contour in Mandarin Tone Perception in Cochlear Implant Listeners

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qinglin Meng ◽  
Nengheng Zheng ◽  
Ambika Prasad Mishra ◽  
Jacinta Dan Luo ◽  
Jan W. H. Schnupp
Keyword(s):  
Cochlear Implant ◽  
Pitch Contour ◽  
Tone Perception ◽  
Mandarin Tone

Aging Effect on Categorical Perception of Mandarin Tones 2 and 3 and Thresholds of Pitch Contour Discrimination

2017 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 18-26 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuxia Wang ◽  
Xiaohu Yang ◽  
Hui Zhang ◽  
Lilong Xu ◽  
Can Xu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mandarin Chinese ◽  
Categorical Perception ◽  
Aging Effect ◽  
Pitch Contour ◽  
Tone Perception ◽  
F0 Contour ◽  
Identification Function ◽  
Tone Discrimination ◽  
Mandarin Tones ◽  
Mandarin Tone

Purpose The purpose of the study was to examine the aging effect on the categorical perception of Mandarin Chinese Tone 2 (rising F0 pitch contour) and Tone 3 (falling-then-rising F0 pitch contour) as well as on the thresholds of pitch contour discrimination. Method Three experiments of Mandarin tone perception were conducted for younger and older listeners with Mandarin Chinese as the native language. The first 2 experiments were in the categorical perception paradigm: tone identification and tone discrimination for a series of stimuli, the F0 contour of which systematically varied from Tone 2 to Tone 3. In the third experiment, the just-noticeable differences of pitch contour discrimination were measured for both groups. Results In the measures of categorical perception, older listeners showed significantly shallower slopes in the tone identification function and significantly smaller peakedness in the tone discrimination function compared with younger listeners. Moreover, the thresholds of pitch contour discrimination were significantly higher for older listeners than for younger listeners. Conclusion These results suggest that aging reduced the categoricality of Mandarin tone perception and worsened the psychoacoustic capacity to discriminate pitch contour changes, thereby possibly leading to older listeners' difficulty in identifying Tones 2 and 3.

scholarly journals Psychophysical Performance and Mandarin Tone Recognition in Noise by Cochlear Implant Users

2007 ◽  
Vol 28 (Supplement) ◽  
pp. 62S-65S ◽  
Author(s):  
Chaogang Wei ◽  
Keli Cao ◽  
Xin Jin ◽  
Xiaowei Chen ◽  
Fan-Gang Zeng
Keyword(s):  
Cochlear Implant ◽  
Tone Recognition ◽  
Mandarin Tone

Mandarin Tone Identification in Cochlear Implant Users Using Exaggerated Pitch Contours

2016 ◽  
Vol 37 (4) ◽  
pp. 324-331 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alice He ◽  
Mickael L. Deroche ◽  
Judy Doong ◽  
Patpong Jiradejvong ◽  
Charles J. Limb
Keyword(s):  
Cochlear Implant ◽  
Pitch Contours ◽  
Mandarin Tone
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