Effects of F0 dimensions in perception of Mandarin tones

Bin Li; Caicai Zhang

doi:10.1109/ISCSLP.2010.5684878

Effects of F0 dimensions in perception of Mandarin tones

Bin Li^*, Caicai Zhang

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Abstract

This study focuses on the perception of two synthesized Mandarin tones: the high level tone (Tone 1) and the high falling tone (Tone 4), which have been reported difficult for Cantonese learners of Mandarin [15]. As the two tones are distinctive in F0 directions and also vary in F0 onsets, it is worth investigating why Cantonese listeners find them perceptually indistinguishable. We aim to find out what F0 cues Cantonese listeners rely on in perceiving these two Mandarin tones by modifying the F0 curves along two dimensions: F0 onset and F0 slope. Results show that Mandarin listeners are able to identify the two pitches based on F0 slope irrespective of F0 onsets, whereas Cantonese listeners seem more sensitive towards the variation of F0 onsets. ©2010 IEEE.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2010 7th International Symposium on Chinese Spoken Language Processing, ISCSLP 2010 - Proceedings
Pages	322-325
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/ISCSLP.2010.5684878
Publication status	Published - 2010
Event	2010 7th International Symposium on Chinese Spoken Language Processing, ISCSLP 2010 - Tainan, Taiwan, China Duration: 29 Nov 2010 → 3 Dec 2010

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Conference	2010 7th International Symposium on Chinese Spoken Language Processing, ISCSLP 2010
Place	Taiwan, China
City	Tainan
Period	29/11/10 → 3/12/10

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F0
High falling tone
High level tone
Mandarin tones
Pitch/tone perception

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