High-Variability Phonetic Training Benefits Lexical Tone Perception: An Investigation on Mandarin-Speaking Pediatric Cochlear Implant Users

Autor/inn/en	Zhang, Hao; Ding, Hongwei; Zhang, Yang
Titel	High-Variability Phonetic Training Benefits Lexical Tone Perception: An Investigation on Mandarin-Speaking Pediatric Cochlear Implant Users
Quelle	In: Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 64 (2021) 6, S.2070-2084 (15 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Zhang, Hao) ORCID (Ding, Hongwei) ORCID (Zhang, Yang)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1092-4388
Schlagwörter	Deafness; Hearing Impairments; Tone Languages; Mandarin Chinese; Assistive Technology; Program Effectiveness; Phonetics; Training; Children; Auditory Perception; Foreign Countries; China (Shanghai) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Gehörlosigkeit; Taubstummheit; Hearing impairment; Hörbehinderung; Tonsprache; Phonetik; Fonetik; Ausbildung; Child; Kind; Kinder; Auditive Wahrnehmung; Akustische Wahrnehmung; Akustik; Ausland
Abstract	Purpose: Lexical tone perception is known to be persistently difficult for individuals with cochlear implants (CIs). The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of high-variability phonetic training (HVPT) in improving Mandarin tone perception for native-speaking children with CIs. Method: A total of 28 Mandarin-speaking pediatric CI recipients participated in the study. Half of the children with CIs received a five-session HVPT within a period of 3 weeks. Identification and discrimination of lexical tones produced by familiar talkers (used during training) and novel talkers (not used during training) were measured before, immediately after, and 10 weeks after training termination. The other half untrained children served as control for the identical pre- and posttests. Results: Lexical tone perception significantly improved in both trained identification task and untrained discrimination task for the trainees. There was also a significant effect in transfer of learning to perceiving tones produced by novel talkers. Moreover, training-induced gains were retained for up to 10 weeks after training. By comparison, no significant pre-post changes were observed in the control group. Conclusion: The results provide the first systematical assessment for the efficacy of the HVPT protocol for Mandarin-speaking pediatric CI users with congenital hearing loss, which supports the clinical utility of intensive short-term HVPT in these children's rehabilitative regimens. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01