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undergraduate thesis: Vocal characteristics of English and Mandarin produced by Mandarin-English and English-Mandarin bilingual speakers : a long-term average spectral analysis
Title | Vocal characteristics of English and Mandarin produced by Mandarin-English and English-Mandarin bilingual speakers : a long-term average spectral analysis |
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Issue Date | 2012 |
Publisher | The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong) |
Citation | Chong, Y. [莊旖瀅]. (2012). Vocal characteristics of English and Mandarin produced by Mandarin-English and English-Mandarin bilingual speakers : a long-term average spectral analysis. (Thesis). University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR. |
Abstract | The present study aims to examine the possible acoustical differences between languages (English and Mandarin) and ethnicities (Chinese and American). Sixteen Chinese (8 males and 8 females) and fourteen American bilingual adults were recruited (8 males and 6 females) and instructed to read one Mandarin and one English passage. Fundamental frequency (F0), jitter, shimmer, and parameters extracted from long-term average spectral analysis, including first spectral peak (FSP), mean spectral energy (MSE), and spectral tilt (ST) were measured from the speech samples using Praat. Results indicated acoustical differences between English and Mandarin, and between Chinese and American speakers. However, the language effect and race effect on voice quality interacted with each other. The findings imply that both race/ethnicity and language used by speakers should be considered when comparing to the normative data in voice therapy. |
Degree | Bachelor of Science in Speech and Hearing Sciences |
Subject | Mandarin dialects - Phonetics English language - Phonetics Bilingualism |
Dept/Program | Speech and Hearing Sciences |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/237898 |
HKU Library Item ID | b5805898 |
DC Field | Value | Language |
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dc.contributor.author | Chong, Yee-ying | - |
dc.contributor.author | 莊旖瀅 | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2017-01-26T04:56:42Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2017-01-26T04:56:42Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2012 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Chong, Y. [莊旖瀅]. (2012). Vocal characteristics of English and Mandarin produced by Mandarin-English and English-Mandarin bilingual speakers : a long-term average spectral analysis. (Thesis). University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR. | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/237898 | - |
dc.description.abstract | The present study aims to examine the possible acoustical differences between languages (English and Mandarin) and ethnicities (Chinese and American). Sixteen Chinese (8 males and 8 females) and fourteen American bilingual adults were recruited (8 males and 6 females) and instructed to read one Mandarin and one English passage. Fundamental frequency (F0), jitter, shimmer, and parameters extracted from long-term average spectral analysis, including first spectral peak (FSP), mean spectral energy (MSE), and spectral tilt (ST) were measured from the speech samples using Praat. Results indicated acoustical differences between English and Mandarin, and between Chinese and American speakers. However, the language effect and race effect on voice quality interacted with each other. The findings imply that both race/ethnicity and language used by speakers should be considered when comparing to the normative data in voice therapy. | - |
dc.language | eng | - |
dc.publisher | The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong) | - |
dc.rights | The author retains all proprietary rights, (such as patent rights) and the right to use in future works. | - |
dc.rights | This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. | - |
dc.subject.lcsh | Mandarin dialects - Phonetics | - |
dc.subject.lcsh | English language - Phonetics | - |
dc.subject.lcsh | Bilingualism | - |
dc.title | Vocal characteristics of English and Mandarin produced by Mandarin-English and English-Mandarin bilingual speakers : a long-term average spectral analysis | - |
dc.type | UG_Thesis | - |
dc.identifier.hkul | b5805898 | - |
dc.description.thesisname | Bachelor of Science in Speech and Hearing Sciences | - |
dc.description.thesislevel | Bachelor | - |
dc.description.thesisdiscipline | Speech and Hearing Sciences | - |
dc.description.nature | published_or_final_version | - |
dc.identifier.mmsid | 991020902379703414 | - |