Conference paper
Mandarin and English Adults' Cue-weighting of Lexical Stress
Proceedings of INTERSPEECH 2020 , pp.1624-1628
INTERSPEECH , 2020 (Shanghai, China, 25-Oct-2020 - 29-Oct-2020)
International Speech Communication Association
2020
Abstract
Listeners segment speech based on the rhythm of their native language(s) (e.g., stress-vs. syllable-timed, tone vs. non-tone) [1,2]. In English, the perception of speech rhythm relies on analyzing auditory cues pertinent to lexical stress, including pitch, duration and intensity [3]. Focusing on cross-linguistic impact on English lexical stress cue processing, the present study aims to explore English stress cue-weighting by Mandarin-speaking adults (with English adults as control), using an MMN multi-feature paradigm. Preliminary ERP data revealed cross-linguistic perceptual differences to pitch and duration cues, but not to intensity cues in the bisyllabic non-word /dede/. Specifically, while English adults were similarly sensitive to pitch change at the initial and final syllable of the non-word, they were more sensitive to the duration change at the initial syllable. Comparatively, Mandarin adults were similarly sensitive to duration change at each position, but more sensitive to pitch at the final syllable. Lastly, both the Mandarin group and the English group were more sensitive to the intensity sound change at the second syllable. Possible explanations for these findings are discussed.
Details
- Title
- Mandarin and English Adults' Cue-weighting of Lexical Stress
- Authors
- Zhen Zeng (Author) - Western Sydney UniversityKaren Mattock (Author) - Western Sydney UniversityLiquan Liu (Author) - Western Sydney UniversityVarghese Peter (Author) - Western Sydney UniversityAlba Tuninetti (Author) - Western Sydney UniversityFeng-Ming Tsao (Author) - National Taiwan University
- Publication details
- Proceedings of INTERSPEECH 2020 , pp.1624-1628
- Conference details
- INTERSPEECH , 2020 (Shanghai, China, 25-Oct-2020 - 29-Oct-2020)
- Publisher
- International Speech Communication Association
- DOI
- 10.21437/Interspeech.2020-2612
- Organisation Unit
- School of Health - Psychology; School of Health and Behavioural Sciences - Legacy; School of Social Sciences - Legacy; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99534308202621
- Output Type
- Conference paper
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