Just noticeable differences for pitch direction, height, and slope for Mandarin and English listeners
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Just noticeable differences for pitch direction, height, and slope for Mandarin and English listeners.
Previous studies on tones suggest that Mandarin listeners are more sensitive to pitch direction and slope while English listeners primarily attend to pitch height. In this study, just noticeable differences were established for pitch discrimination using a three-interval, forced-choice procedure with a two-down, one-up staircase design. A high rising and a high falling Mandarin tone were manipu...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America
سال: 2017
ISSN: 0001-4966
DOI: 10.1121/1.4995526