scholarly journals Individual aptitude in Mandarin lexical tone perception predicts effectiveness of high-variability training

2014 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Makiko Sadakata ◽  
James M. McQueen
Keyword(s):  
High Variability ◽  
Lexical Tone ◽  
Tone Perception

High-Variability Phonetic Training Benefits Lexical Tone Perception: An Investigation on Mandarin-Speaking Pediatric Cochlear Implant Users

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-15
Author(s):  
Hao Zhang ◽  
Hongwei Ding ◽  
Yang Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Cochlear Implants ◽  
Clinical Utility ◽  
High Variability ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Lexical Tone ◽  
Identification Task ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Lexical Tones ◽  
Tone Perception ◽  
Mandarin Tone

Purpose Lexical tone perception is known to be persistently difficult for individuals with cochlear implants (CIs). The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of high-variability phonetic training (HVPT) in improving Mandarin tone perception for native-speaking children with CIs. Method A total of 28 Mandarin-speaking pediatric CI recipients participated in the study. Half of the children with CIs received a five-session HVPT within a period of 3 weeks. Identification and discrimination of lexical tones produced by familiar talkers (used during training) and novel talkers (not used during training) were measured before, immediately after, and 10 weeks after training termination. The other half untrained children served as control for the identical pre- and posttests. Results Lexical tone perception significantly improved in both trained identification task and untrained discrimination task for the trainees. There was also a significant effect in transfer of learning to perceiving tones produced by novel talkers. Moreover, training-induced gains were retained for up to 10 weeks after training. By comparison, no significant pre–post changes were observed in the control group. Conclusion The results provide the first systematical assessment for the efficacy of the HVPT protocol for Mandarin-speaking pediatric CI users with congenital hearing loss, which supports the clinical utility of intensive short-term HVPT in these children's rehabilitative regimens.

On the Relationship Between General Auditory Sensitivity and Speech Perception: An Examination of Pitch and Lexical Tone Perception in 4- to 6-Year-Old Children

2020 ◽  
Vol 63 (2) ◽  
pp. 487-498
Author(s):  
Puisan Wong ◽  
Man Wai Cheng
Keyword(s):  
Speech Perception ◽  
Theoretical Models ◽  
Developmental Trajectory ◽  
Auditory Sensitivity ◽  
Pitch Discrimination ◽  
Lexical Tone ◽  
Perceptual Training ◽  
Lexical Tones ◽  
Tone Perception ◽  
Tone Discrimination

Purpose Theoretical models and substantial research have proposed that general auditory sensitivity is a developmental foundation for speech perception and language acquisition. Nonetheless, controversies exist about the effectiveness of general auditory training in improving speech and language skills. This research investigated the relationships among general auditory sensitivity, phonemic speech perception, and word-level speech perception via the examination of pitch and lexical tone perception in children. Method Forty-eight typically developing 4- to 6-year-old Cantonese-speaking children were tested on the discrimination of the pitch patterns of lexical tones in synthetic stimuli, discrimination of naturally produced lexical tones, and identification of lexical tone in familiar words. Results The findings revealed that accurate lexical tone discrimination and identification did not necessarily entail the accurate discrimination of nonlinguistic stimuli that followed the pitch levels and pitch shapes of lexical tones. Although pitch discrimination and tone discrimination abilities were strongly correlated, accuracy in pitch discrimination was lower than that in tone discrimination, and nonspeech pitch discrimination ability did not precede linguistic tone discrimination in the developmental trajectory. Conclusions Contradicting the theoretical models, the findings of this study suggest that general auditory sensitivity and speech perception may not be causally or hierarchically related. The finding that accuracy in pitch discrimination is lower than that in tone discrimination suggests that comparable nonlinguistic auditory perceptual ability may not be necessary for accurate speech perception and language learning. The results cast doubt on the use of nonlinguistic auditory perceptual training to improve children's speech, language, and literacy abilities.

Effect of Noise on Lexical Tone Perception in Cantonese-Speaking Amusics

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jing Shao ◽  
Caicai Zhang ◽  
Gang Peng ◽  
Yike Yang ◽  
William S.-Y. Wang
Keyword(s):  
Lexical Tone ◽  
Tone Perception

scholarly journals The Derived Allele of ASPM Is Associated with Lexical Tone Perception

PLoS ONE ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. e34243 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patrick C. M. Wong ◽  
Bharath Chandrasekaran ◽  
Jing Zheng
Keyword(s):  
Lexical Tone ◽  
Tone Perception

The effect of phonotactic structure on novel lexical tone perception

2020 ◽  
Vol 148 (4) ◽  
pp. 2812-2812
Author(s):  
Jonathan Wright ◽  
Melissa M. Baese-Berk
Keyword(s):  
Lexical Tone ◽  
Tone Perception
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