410
Views
12
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Original Article

Tone production and perception and intelligibility of produced speech in Mandarin-speaking cochlear implanted children

, , , &
Pages 135-142 | Received 19 Sep 2016, Accepted 27 Aug 2017, Published online: 14 Sep 2017

References

  • Allen, M. C., T. P. Nikolopoulos, and G. M. O’Donoghue. 1998. “Speech Intelligibility in Children after Cochlear Implantation.” The American Journal of Otology 19: 742–746.
  • Bakhshaee, M., M. M. Ghasemi, M. T. Shakeri, N. Razmara, H. Tayarani, and M. R. Tale. 2007. “Speech Development in Children after Cochlear Implantation.” European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology : Official Journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (Eufos): Affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery 264: 1263–1266.
  • Calmels, M. N., I. Saliba, G. Wanna, N. Cochard, J. Fillaux, O. Deguine, and B. Fraysse. 2004. “Speech Perception and Speech Intelligibility in Children after Cochlear Implantation.” International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology 68: 347–351.
  • Casserly, E. D., and D. B. Pisoni. 2010. “Speech Perception and Production.” Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews. Cognitive Science 1: 629–647.
  • Chen, J. L. 1986. “Phonological Acquisition in Mandarin by Hearing-impaired Children: A Longitudinal Case Study”. Unpublished M. A. Thesis. Fu-Jen Catholic University, New Taipei City, Taiwan
  • Chuang, C. K., S. Hike, T. Sone, and T. Nimura. 1975. “Acoustical Features of the Four Tones in Monosyllabic Utterances of Standard Chinese.” Journal of the Acoustical Society of Japan 31: 369–380.
  • Cox, R. M., and D. M. McDaniel. 1989. “Development of the Speech Intelligibility Rating (SIR) Test for Hearing Aid Comparisons.” Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research 32: 347–352.
  • Edwards, M. L. 1974. “Perception and Production in Child Phonology: The Testing of Four Hypotheses.” Journal of Child Language 1: 205–219.
  • Fang, H. Y., H. C. Ko, N. M. Wang, T. J. Fang, W. C. Chao, Y. T. Tsou, and C. M. Wu. 2014. “Auditory Performance and Speech Intelligibility of Mandarin-speaking Children Implanted before age 5.” International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology 78: 799–803.
  • Han, D., B. Liu, N. Zhou, X. Chen, Y. Kong, H. Liu, Y. Zheng, and L. Xu. 2009. “Lexical Tone Perception with HiResolution and HiResolution 120 Sound-processing Strategies in Pediatric Mandarin-speaking Cochlear Implant Users.” Ear and Hearing 30: 169–177.
  • Han, D., N. Zhou, Y. Li, X. Chen, X. Zhao, and L. Xu. 2007. “Tone Production of Mandarin Chinese Speaking Children with Cochlear Implants.” International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology 71: 875–880.
  • Huang, C. Y., H. M. Yang, Y. J. Sher, Y. H. Lin, and J. L. Wu. 2005. “Speech Intelligibility of Mandarin-speaking Deaf Children with Cochlear Implants.” International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology 69: 505–511.
  • Hwang, C. F., H. C. Chen, C. H. Yang, J. P. Peng, and C. H. Weng. 2012. “Comparison of Mandarin Tone and Speech Perception between Advanced Combination Encoder and Continuous Interleaved sampling speech-processing Strategies in Children.” American Journal of Otolaryngology 33: 338–344.
  • Kuoa, Y.-C., S. Rosen, and A. Faulkner. 2008. “Acoustic Cues to Tonal Contrasts in Mandarin: Implications for Cochlear Implants.” Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 123: 2185–2824.
  • Laches, L., D. B. Pisoni, and K. I. Kirk. 2001. “Use of Audiovisual Information in Speech Perception by Prelingually Deaf Children with Cochlear Implants: A First Report.” Ear and Hearing 22: 236–251.
  • Lee, K. Y. S., C. A. van Hasselt, and M. C. F. Tong. 2010. “Age Sensitivity in the Acquisition of Lexical Tone Production: Evidence from Children with Profound Congenital Hearing Impairment after Cochlear Implantation.” Annals of Otology, Rhinology & Laryngology 119: 258–265.
  • Li, C. N., and S. A. Thompson. 1977. “The Acquisition of Tone in Mandarin-speaking Children.” Journal of Child Language 4: 185–199.
  • Liang, Z. A. 1963. “Tonal discrimination of Mandarin Chinese.” Acta Physiologica Sinica 26: 85–91.
  • Lin, Y. S., and S. C. Peng. 2009. “Effects of Frequency Allocation on Lexical Tone Identification by Mandarin-speaking Children with a Cochlear Implant.”Acta Oto-Laryngologica 129: 289–296.
  • Liu, S., and A. G. Samuel. 2004. “Perception of Mandarin Lexical Tones when F0 Information is Neutralized.” Language and Speech 47: 109–138.
  • Liu, T. C., H. P. Chen, and H. C. Lin. 2004. “Effects of Limiting the Number of Active Electrodes on Mandarin Tone Perception in Young Children using Cochlear Implants.” Acta Oto-Laryngologica 124: 1149–1154.
  • Luo, X., Q. Fu, C. Wei, and K. Cao. 2008. “Speech Recognition and Temporal Amplitude Modulation Processing by Mandarin-speaking Cochlear Implant users.” Ear and Hearing 29: 957–970.
  • McKay, C. M., H. J. McDermott, and G. M. Clark. 1994. “Pitch Percepts Associated with Amplitude-modulated Current Pulse Trains in Cochlear Implantees.” Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 96: 2664–2673.
  • Milczynski, M., J. E. Chang, J. Wouter, and A. van Wieringen. 2012. “Perception of Mandarin Chinese with Cochlear Implants using Enhanced Temporal Pitch Cues.” Hearing Research 285: 1–12.
  • Mondain, M., M. Sillon, A. Vieu, M. Lanvin, F. Reuillard-Artieres, E. Tobey, and A. Uziel. 1997. “Speech Perception Skills and Speech Production Intelligibility in French Children with Prelingual Deafness and Cochlear Implants.” Archives of Otolaryngology--Head & Neck Surgery 123: 181–184.
  • Moore, B. C. J. 2003. “Coding of Sounds in the Auditory System and its Relevance to Signal Processing and Coding in Cochlear Implants.” Otology & Neurotology 24: 243–254.
  • Nikolopoulos, T. P., G. M. O’Donoghue, and S. Archbold. 1999. “Age at Implantation: Its Importance in Pediatric Cochlear Implantation.” The Laryngoscope 109: 595–599.
  • Peng, S. C., J. B. Tomblin, H. Cheung, Y.-S. Lin, and L. S. Wang. 2004. “Perception and Production of Mandarin Tones in Prelingually Deaf Children with Cochlear Implants.” Ear and Hearing 25: 251–264.
  • Peng, S. C., J. B. Tomblin, and C. W. Turner. 2008. “Production and Perception of Speech Intonation in Pediatric Cochlear Implant Recipients and Individuals with Normal Hearing.” Ear and Hearing 29: 336–351.
  • Schatzer, R., A. Krenmayr, D. K. K. Au, M. Kals, and C. Zierhofer. 2010. “Temporal Fine Structure in Cochlear Implants: Preliminary Speech Perception Results in Cantonese-speaking Implant Users.” Acta Oto-laryngologica 130: 1031–1039.
  • Su, A. 1985. “The Acquisition of Mandarin Phonology by Taiwanese Children”. Unpublished M. A. Thesis. Fu-Jen Catholic University, New Taipei City, Taiwan.
  • Svirsky, M. A., A. M. Robbins, K. I. Kirk, D. B. Pisoni, and R. T. Miyamoto. 2000. “Language Development in Profoundly Deaf Children with Cochlear Implants.” Psychological Science 11: 153–158.
  • Teng, C. H. 2011. “The Development of Mandarin Tone Auditory Test Battery and Its Application to Cochlear-Implant Users.” Doctoral dissertation, National Kaohsiung Normal University, Tainan City, Taiwan. [In Chinese]. Accessed 21 April 2015. http://ir.nknu.edu.tw/ir/handle/987654321/16973.
  • Tse, J. K. 1978. “Tone Acquisition in Cantonese: a Longitudinal Case Study.” Journal of Child Language 5: 191–204.
  • Tseng, C. Y. 1990. An acoustic phonetic study on tones in Mandarin Chinese. In Institute of History & Philology Academia Sinica, Special Publication No. 94. Taipei, Taiwan.
  • Tye-Murray, N., L. Spencer, and G. G. Woodworth. 1995. “Acquisition of Speech by Children Who have Prolonged Cochlear Implant Experience.” Journal of Speech and Hearing Research 38: 327–337.
  • Vandali, A. E., P. W. Dawson, and K. Arora. 2016. “Results Using the OPAL Strategy in Mandarin Speaking Cochlear Implant Recipients.” International Journal of Audiology. Advance online publication. doi:10.1080/14992027.2016.1190872.
  • Whalen, D. H., and Y. Xu. 1992. “Information for Mandarin Tones in the Amplitude Contour and in Brief Segments.” Phonetica 49: 25–47.
  • Whitehill, T. L., and V. Ciocca. 2000. “Perceptual-Phonetic Predictors of Single-word Intelligibility: A Study of Cantonese Dysarthria.” Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research 43: 1451–1465.
  • Wong, L. L. N., A. E. Vandali, V. Ciocca, B. Luk, V. W. K. Ip, B. Murray, H. C. Yu, and I. Chung. 2008. “New Cochlear Implant Coding Strategy for Tonal Language Speakers.” International Journal of Audiology 47: 337–347.
  • Wu, J. L., and H. M. Yang. 2003. “Speech Perception of Mandarin Chinese Speaking Young Children after Cochlear Implant Use: Effect of at Age at Implantation.” International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology 67: 247–253.
  • Xu, L., X. Chen, H. Lu, N. Zhou, S. Wang, Q. Liu, Y. Li, X. Zhao, and D. Han. 2011. “Tone Perception and Production in Pediatric Cochlear Implants Users.”Acta Oto-Laryngologica 131: 395–398.
  • Xu, L., Y. Li, J. Hao, X. Chen, S. A. Xue, and D. Han. 2004. “Tone Production in Mandarin-Speaking Children with Cochlear Implants: A Preliminary Study.” Acta Oto-Laryngologica 124: 363–367.
  • Xu, L., N. Zhou, J. Huang, X. Chen, Y. Li, Y. Zhao, X. Zhao, and D. Han. 2009. Lexical Tone Development in Prelingually-Deafened Children with Cochlear Implants. Presented at The 12th International Symposium on Cochlear Implants in Children, Seattle, WA.
  • Zeng, F. G. 2002. “Temporal Pitch in Electric Hearing.” Hearing Research 174: 101–106.
  • Zhou, N., J. Huang, X. Chen, and L. Xu. 2013. “Relationship Between Tone Perception and Production in Prelingually Deafened Children with Cochlear Implants.” Otology & Neurotology: Official Publication of the American Otological Society, American Neurotology Society [and] European Academy of Otology and Neurotology 34: 499–506.
  • Zhou, N., and L. Xu. 2008. “Development and Evaluation of Methods for Assessing Tone Production Skills in Mandarin-speaking Children with Cochlear Implants.” The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 123: 1653–1664.

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.