PMID: 15224854Jul 1, 2004Paper

Tone production in Mandarin-speaking children with cochlear implants: a preliminary study

Acta Oto-laryngologica
Li XuDemin Han

Abstract

More than a quarter of the world's population speak tone languages, such as Mandarin Chinese. In those languages, the pitch or tone pattern of a monosyllabic word conveys lexical meaning. The purpose of this study was to investigate tone production in Mandarin-speaking children with cochlear implants (CIs). Speech samples were recorded from seven normal-hearing and four CI children aged 4-9 years. All subjects were native Mandarin speakers. The speech samples were used for acoustic analysis of the tone patterns, i.e. the fundamental frequency contours. In addition, a tone intelligibility test was carried out in which four normal-hearing native Mandarin-speaking adults listened to the speech materials and judged the intelligibility of the children's tone production. The tone production for the seven normal-hearing children was considered to be perfect in the intelligibility test. Acoustic analysis of the speech materials of the normal-hearing children produced the four typical tone patterns of Mandarin Chinese: (i) high and flat; (ii) rising; (iii) low and dipping; and (iv) falling. The tone patterns produced by the children with CIs tended to be flat, with some other patterns being irregular. The results of the tone intelligibi...Continue Reading

References

Apr 17, 2002·International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology·Kathy Y S LeeDilys M C Cheung
Jun 8, 2002·The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America·Valter CioccaLena Wong
Mar 7, 2003·Otology & Neurotology : Official Publication of the American Otological Society, American Neurotology Society [and] European Academy of Otology and Neurotology·Brian C J Moore
Jan 13, 2004·The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America·Li Xu, Bryan E Pfingst

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Citations

Oct 2, 2007·Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research : JSLHR·Shu-Chen PengRichard R Hurtig
May 6, 2008·Ear and Hearing·Ning ZhouLi Xu
Feb 23, 2012·The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America·Takayuki NakataYukihiko Kanda
Feb 28, 2013·Otology & Neurotology : Official Publication of the American Otological Society, American Neurotology Society [and] European Academy of Otology and Neurotology·Ning ZhouLi Xu
Dec 22, 2010·Acta Oto-laryngologica·Li XuDemin Han
Apr 5, 2011·International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology·Chang LiuLuo Zhang
Mar 23, 2007·International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology·Demin HanLi Xu
Aug 8, 2015·International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology·Haihong LiuXin Ni
Mar 1, 2012·The Laryngoscope·Shuo WangLuo Zhang
Jan 31, 2007·IEEE Transactions on Bio-medical Engineering·Ji-Jon SitRahul Sarpeshkar
Feb 19, 2014·Cochlear Implants International·Lauren Hegarty, Andrew Faulkner
Sep 17, 2013·International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology·Yitao MaoLi Xu
Mar 16, 2017·International Journal of Audiology·Yuan Chen, Lena L N Wong
Jul 9, 2016·American Journal of Audiology·Johanna TanAdam Vogel
Jan 2, 2007·Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research : JSLHR·Zoe W Y Law, Lydia K H So
Aug 26, 2009·Otology & Neurotology : Official Publication of the American Otological Society, American Neurotology Society [and] European Academy of Otology and Neurotology·Yu-Tuan ChangJiunn-Liang Wu
Apr 26, 2019·Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research : JSLHR·Jing YangLi Xu
Jun 9, 2016·Otology & Neurotology : Official Publication of the American Otological Society, American Neurotology Society [and] European Academy of Otology and Neurotology·Jiun Fong ThongMichael C F Tong
Jul 2, 2019·International Journal of Audiology·Kaibao NieJay T Rubinstein
May 24, 2017·International Journal of Audiology·Gang LiYun Zheng
May 8, 2019·Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research : JSLHR·Ping TangKatherine Demuth
Sep 2, 2019·The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America·Cecilia L Pak, William F Katz
Feb 19, 2016·Otology & Neurotology : Official Publication of the American Otological Society, American Neurotology Society [and] European Academy of Otology and Neurotology·Alice HeCharles J Limb
Sep 25, 2021·Language and Speech·Yuan ZhangGang Li
Oct 9, 2021·International Journal of Audiology·Jiaying LiFei Zhao

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Related Concepts

Trending Feeds

COVID-19

Coronaviruses encompass a large family of viruses that cause the common cold as well as more serious diseases, such as the ongoing outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19; formally known as 2019-nCoV). Coronaviruses can spread from animals to humans; symptoms include fever, cough, shortness of breath, and breathing difficulties; in more severe cases, infection can lead to death. This feed covers recent research on COVID-19.

Blastomycosis

Blastomycosis fungal infections spread through inhaling Blastomyces dermatitidis spores. Discover the latest research on blastomycosis fungal infections here.

Nuclear Pore Complex in ALS/FTD

Alterations in nucleocytoplasmic transport, controlled by the nuclear pore complex, may be involved in the pathomechanism underlying multiple neurodegenerative diseases including Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Dementia. Here is the latest research on the nuclear pore complex in ALS and FTD.

Applications of Molecular Barcoding

The concept of molecular barcoding is that each original DNA or RNA molecule is attached to a unique sequence barcode. Sequence reads having different barcodes represent different original molecules, while sequence reads having the same barcode are results of PCR duplication from one original molecule. Discover the latest research on molecular barcoding here.

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Chronic fatigue syndrome is a disease characterized by unexplained disabling fatigue; the pathology of which is incompletely understood. Discover the latest research on chronic fatigue syndrome here.

Evolution of Pluripotency

Pluripotency refers to the ability of a cell to develop into three primary germ cell layers of the embryo. This feed focuses on the mechanisms that underlie the evolution of pluripotency. Here is the latest research.

Position Effect Variegation

Position Effect Variagation occurs when a gene is inactivated due to its positioning near heterochromatic regions within a chromosome. Discover the latest research on Position Effect Variagation here.

STING Receptor Agonists

Stimulator of IFN genes (STING) are a group of transmembrane proteins that are involved in the induction of type I interferon that is important in the innate immune response. The stimulation of STING has been an active area of research in the treatment of cancer and infectious diseases. Here is the latest research on STING receptor agonists.

Microbicide

Microbicides are products that can be applied to vaginal or rectal mucosal surfaces with the goal of preventing, or at least significantly reducing, the transmission of sexually transmitted infections. Here is the latest research on microbicides.