Mandarin Tone Normalization

The effect of context duration on Mandarin listeners’ tone normalization
Tone normalization has been observed in Mandarin listeners, who contrastively adjust tone recognition using context pitch cues. This …
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Contribution of bimodal hearing to lexical tone normalization in Mandarin-speaking cochlear implant users
Native Mandarin normal-hearing (NH) listeners can easily perceive lexical tones even under conditions of great voice pitch variations …
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The effect of language experience on perceptual normalization of Mandarin tones and non-speech pitch contours
Context-dependent pitch perception helps listeners recognize tones produced by speakers with different fundamental frequencies (f0s). …
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