Processing dependencies of segmental and suprasegmental information: effects of emotion, lexical tone, and consonant variation

Singh, Leher; Lee, Quentin; Goh, Winston D.

doi:10.1080/23273798.2016.1190850

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“…Tonal languages are one of the major categories of world's languages. Although the characteristics of Mandarin varied other languages, the combination of segmental and suprasegmental characteristics, which was the basis of this study, was not only found in studies of Mandarin, but also found in studies of many other languages (Zielinski, 2015;Singh et al, 2016). Mandarin is a tonal language, and tones are only part of the suprasegments.…”

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“…Speech carries segmental (phonemic) as well as suprasegmental (non-phonemic) detail ( Singh et al, 2016 ), which are both an integral part of the pronunciation system where the production of one can influence the other ( Wang, 2022 ). Neither in English nor in Mandarin, suprasegmental cannot exist independently from segmental information for both single syllable and continuous speech ( Zielinski, 2015 ).…”

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The combination of accent method and phonemic contrast: an innovative strategy to improve speech production on post-stroke dysarthria

Ge,

Wan,

Wang

et al. 2024

Front. Hum. Neurosci.

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IntroductionSpeech production includes segmental and suprasegmental features, which interact and cooperate with each other. Impaired speech production is common in individuals with post-stroke dysarthria. The commonly used phonemic contrast therapy and Accent Method in clinical practice can improve the segmental and suprasegmental aspects, respectively. This study aimed to explore the feasibility and immediate effectiveness of the combination of specific rhythm patterns of the Accent Method and phonemic contrast on speech production.MethodsFifteen poststroke dysarthria patients (12 males and three females) first received accentuation task of three rhythm patterns (Largo-slow, Andante-medium, Allegro-fast) and later received speech task in appropriate rhythm patterns combined with phonemic contrast materials and non-phonemic contrast materials. Speech parameters were analyzed by considering speech clarity and prosody.ResultsThe results showed that the number of correct target syllables, sentence clarity, and standard deviation of intensity increased significantly, and the average length of pauses and abnormal pause times decreased significantly in Andante (medium) compared to other rhythms. The number of correct target syllables, sentence clarity, and standard deviation of intensity increased significantly compared with those in the non-phonemic contrast in Andante (medium).ConclusionThe combination of phonemic contrast and Accent Method was verified to have an immediate effect on speech production in Mandarin speakers with post-stroke dysarthria and could be further validated in other diseases with impaired speech production in the clinic in the future.

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The combination of accent method and phonemic contrast: an innovative strategy to improve speech production on post-stroke dysarthria

Ge,

Wan,

Wang

et al. 2024

Front. Hum. Neurosci.

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“…Similarly, research on tonal languages show the impact of emotions on speech perception, and the effect is further modulated by tonal language experience. Singh, Lee, and Goh (2016) [ 74 ] examined how changes in emotion and Mandarin tone affect consonant recognition, and how consonant changes affect emotion recognition and Mandarin tone identification. For Mandarin-speaking listeners, variations in Mandarin tone and emotion made consonant recognition less accurate.…”

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Emotional tones of voice affect the acoustics and perception of Mandarin tones

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Lexical tones and emotions are conveyed by a similar set of acoustic parameters; therefore, listeners of tonal languages face the challenge of processing lexical tones and emotions in the acoustic signal concurrently. This study examined how emotions affect the acoustics and perception of Mandarin tones. In Experiment 1, Mandarin tones were produced by professional actors with angry, fear, happy, sad, and neutral tones of voice. Acoustic analyses on mean F0, F0 range, mean amplitude, and duration were conducted on syllables excised from a carrier phrase. The results showed that emotions affect Mandarin tone acoustics to different degrees depending on specific Mandarin tones and specific emotions. In Experiment 2, selected syllables from Experiment 1 were presented in isolation or in context. Listeners were asked to identify the Mandarin tones and emotions of the syllables. The results showed that emotions affect Mandarin tone identification to a greater extent than Mandarin tones affect emotion recognition. Both Mandarin tones and emotions were identified more accurately in syllables presented with the carrier phrase, but the carrier phrase affected Mandarin tone identification and emotion recognition to different degrees. These findings suggest that lexical tones and emotions interact in complex but systematic ways.

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A Contrastive Analysis of Emotional Terms in Bed-Night Stories Across Two Languages: Does it Affect Learners' Pragmatic Knowledge of Controlling Emotions? Seeking Implications to Teach English to EFL Learners

Namaziandost

Razmi

Heidari

et al. 2020

J Psycholinguist Res

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Processing dependencies of segmental and suprasegmental information: effects of emotion, lexical tone, and consonant variation

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The combination of accent method and phonemic contrast: an innovative strategy to improve speech production on post-stroke dysarthria

The combination of accent method and phonemic contrast: an innovative strategy to improve speech production on post-stroke dysarthria

Emotional tones of voice affect the acoustics and perception of Mandarin tones

A Contrastive Analysis of Emotional Terms in Bed-Night Stories Across Two Languages: Does it Affect Learners' Pragmatic Knowledge of Controlling Emotions? Seeking Implications to Teach English to EFL Learners

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