undergraduate thesis: Perception of Cantonese initial consonants in single words in noise

TitlePerception of Cantonese initial consonants in single words in noise
Authors
Issue Date2014
PublisherThe University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong)
Citation
Tse, Y. [謝潤宜]. (2014). Perception of Cantonese initial consonants in single words in noise. (Thesis). University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR.
AbstractThis study investigated the effect of real-life noises (i.e., traffic noises and restaurant noise) and synthetic noises (i.e., speech-shaped noise and ten-talker babble) on the perception of Cantonese initial consonant with varying manner and place of articulation. Sixteen native Cantonese participants identified the 19 initial consonants under quiet condition and the four noise types with 0 dB and -6dB signal-to-noise ratios. Results showed that Cantonese consonant perception difficulty in real-life noises could be predicted from synthetic noises. Ten-talker babble had the greatest masking effect on Cantonese consonants. Among the different manner and place of articulation, nasals and the consonants with more anterior place of articulation were the most difficult to perceive in noise.
DegreeBachelor of Science in Speech and Hearing Sciences
SubjectConsonants - Cantonese dialects
Dept/ProgramSpeech and Hearing Sciences
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/238933
HKU Library Item IDb5806548

 

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dc.contributor.authorTse, Yun-yi-
dc.contributor.author謝潤宜-
dc.date.accessioned2017-02-23T23:30:42Z-
dc.date.available2017-02-23T23:30:42Z-
dc.date.issued2014-
dc.identifier.citationTse, Y. [謝潤宜]. (2014). Perception of Cantonese initial consonants in single words in noise. (Thesis). University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR.-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/238933-
dc.description.abstractThis study investigated the effect of real-life noises (i.e., traffic noises and restaurant noise) and synthetic noises (i.e., speech-shaped noise and ten-talker babble) on the perception of Cantonese initial consonant with varying manner and place of articulation. Sixteen native Cantonese participants identified the 19 initial consonants under quiet condition and the four noise types with 0 dB and -6dB signal-to-noise ratios. Results showed that Cantonese consonant perception difficulty in real-life noises could be predicted from synthetic noises. Ten-talker babble had the greatest masking effect on Cantonese consonants. Among the different manner and place of articulation, nasals and the consonants with more anterior place of articulation were the most difficult to perceive in noise.-
dc.languageeng-
dc.publisherThe University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong)-
dc.rightsThe author retains all proprietary rights, (such as patent rights) and the right to use in future works.-
dc.rightsThis work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.-
dc.subject.lcshConsonants - Cantonese dialects-
dc.titlePerception of Cantonese initial consonants in single words in noise-
dc.typeUG_Thesis-
dc.identifier.hkulb5806548-
dc.description.thesisnameBachelor of Science in Speech and Hearing Sciences-
dc.description.thesislevelBachelor-
dc.description.thesisdisciplineSpeech and Hearing Sciences-
dc.description.naturepublished_or_final_version-
dc.identifier.mmsid991020913279703414-

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