This study investigated the role of creaky voice in the categorial perception of Mandarin Tone 2 and Tone 3 among native English and native Mandarin listeners. Results showed that the presence of creaky voice affected the perception of Mandarin Tone 3. Both native and nonnative listeners reported hearing Tone 3 at a later F0 turning point with the presence of creaky voice.
Index Terms: speech perception, Mandarin tones, creaky voice
Cite as: Cao, R., Wayland, R., Kaan, E. (2012) The role of creaky voice in Mandarin tone 2 and tone 3 perception. Proc. Interspeech 2012, 426-429, doi: 10.21437/Interspeech.2012-149
@inproceedings{cao12b_interspeech,
author={Rui Cao and Ratree Wayland and Edith Kaan},
title={{The role of creaky voice in Mandarin tone 2 and tone 3 perception}},
year=2012,
booktitle={Proc. Interspeech 2012},
pages={426--429},
doi={10.21437/Interspeech.2012-149}
}