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Hau, Jutta A.; Holt, Colleen M.; Finch, Sue; Dowell, Richard C. – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2020
Purpose: The language processing of Mandarin-accented English (MAE) by older hearing-impaired (OHI), older normally hearing (NH), and younger NH listeners was explored. We examined whether OHI adults have more difficulty than NH listeners in recognizing and adapting to MAE speech productions after receiving brief training with the accent. Method:…
Descriptors: Mandarin Chinese, Native Language, Pronunciation, Comparative Analysis
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Hirata, Yukari; Kelly, Spencer D. – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2010
Purpose: Previous research has found that auditory training helps native English speakers to perceive phonemic vowel length contrasts in Japanese, but their performance did not reach native levels after training. Given that multimodal information, such as lip movement and hand gesture, influences many aspects of native language processing, the…
Descriptors: Vowels, Phonemics, Auditory Training, Language Processing