title: Speech-spectrum analysis of Mandarin: implications for hearing-aid fittings in a multi-ethnic society.
abstract: Using similar recording and analysis techniques, the long-term average speech spectra of English and Mandarin were compared in order to identify difference that might influence hearing-aid fitting strategies. Despite the well-documented pitch contour differences between English and Mandarin, no significant difference was found in the long-term average spectral analysis. Implications for hearing-aid prescription are discussed.
authors.affiliation: San José State University, California 95192-0079.
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: McCullough
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Tu
authors.forename: H L
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Lew
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002681:China; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D005260:Female; D006309:Hearing; D006310:Hearing Aids; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010700:Phonetics; D010898:Pitch Perception; D013061:Speech Acoustics; D013067:Speech Perception; D014481:United States / Q000208:ethnology