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undergraduate thesis: Acoustic characteristics of highly distinguishable Cantonese tones
Title | Acoustic characteristics of highly distinguishable Cantonese tones |
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Authors | |
Issue Date | 2017 |
Publisher | The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong) |
Citation | Chan, H. J. [陳海賢]. (2017). Acoustic characteristics of highly distinguishable Cantonese tones. (Thesis). University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR. |
Abstract | To date, few studies have thoroughly examined the acoustic properties of Cantonese tones,
particularly lacking data for the entering tones, compromising more accurate understanding
of development and difficulty in tone perception and production in typical developing and
disordered populations. This study aimed at providing detailed acoustic descriptions of highly
distinguishable Cantonese full tones and entering tones, addressing the issue of whether
entering tones share the same acoustic features as the three level full tones except for
durations, and examining the acoustic contrasts that distinguish the more confusing tones
pairs. Seventeen native Cantonese-speaking adults were recruited to produce 90 monosyllabic
words covering the nine tones. Their productions were low-pass filtered and categorized into
nine tones by five judges. The productions in which the tones were identified correctly by all
judges were compared acoustically using pitch height, slope and pitch duration measures.
Counter to the established notion that the entering tones are just a shorter version of the three
level full tones, the findings showed that the three entering tones have instead falling shapes.
Detailed description of the nine tones and the acoustic contrasts of the four more easily
confused tone pairs (T2(HR)-T5(LR), T3(ML)-T6(LL), T4(LF)-T6(LL) and T8(MS)-T9(LS))
were presented. A revised tone letter system is presented to provide fine-tuned information
on the pitch heights and pitch shapes of the nine tones. The information would facilitate
understanding of perception and production of Cantonese tones.
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Degree | Bachelor of Science in Speech and Hearing Sciences |
Subject | Cantonese dialects - Tone |
Dept/Program | Speech and Hearing Sciences |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/272625 |
DC Field | Value | Language |
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dc.contributor.author | Chan, Hoi-yin, Jelly | - |
dc.contributor.author | 陳海賢 | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2019-08-01T13:51:49Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2019-08-01T13:51:49Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2017 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Chan, H. J. [陳海賢]. (2017). Acoustic characteristics of highly distinguishable Cantonese tones. (Thesis). University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR. | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/272625 | - |
dc.description.abstract | To date, few studies have thoroughly examined the acoustic properties of Cantonese tones, particularly lacking data for the entering tones, compromising more accurate understanding of development and difficulty in tone perception and production in typical developing and disordered populations. This study aimed at providing detailed acoustic descriptions of highly distinguishable Cantonese full tones and entering tones, addressing the issue of whether entering tones share the same acoustic features as the three level full tones except for durations, and examining the acoustic contrasts that distinguish the more confusing tones pairs. Seventeen native Cantonese-speaking adults were recruited to produce 90 monosyllabic words covering the nine tones. Their productions were low-pass filtered and categorized into nine tones by five judges. The productions in which the tones were identified correctly by all judges were compared acoustically using pitch height, slope and pitch duration measures. Counter to the established notion that the entering tones are just a shorter version of the three level full tones, the findings showed that the three entering tones have instead falling shapes. Detailed description of the nine tones and the acoustic contrasts of the four more easily confused tone pairs (T2(HR)-T5(LR), T3(ML)-T6(LL), T4(LF)-T6(LL) and T8(MS)-T9(LS)) were presented. A revised tone letter system is presented to provide fine-tuned information on the pitch heights and pitch shapes of the nine tones. The information would facilitate understanding of perception and production of Cantonese tones. | - |
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 | Cantonese dialects - Tone | - |
dc.title | Acoustic characteristics of highly distinguishable Cantonese tones | - |
dc.type | UG_Thesis | - |
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.date.hkucongregation | 2017 | - |
dc.identifier.mmsid | 991044112775203414 | - |