title: English vowel identification in long-term speech-shaped noise and multi-talker babble for English and Chinese listeners.
abstract: The identification of 12 English vowels was measured in quiet and in long-term speech-shaped noise (LTSSN) and multi-talker babble for English-native (EN) listeners and Chinese-native listeners in the U.S. (CNU) and China (CNC). The signal-to-noise ratio was manipulated from -15 to 0 dB. As expected, EN listeners performed significantly better in quiet and noisy conditions than CNU and CNC listeners. Vowel identification in LTSSN was similar between CNU and CNC listeners; however, performance in babble was significantly better for CNU listeners than for CNC listeners, indicating that exposing non-native listeners to native English may reduce informational masking of multi-talker babble.
authors: State Key Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience and Learning, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, People's Republic of China. milin@mail.bnu.edu.cn
authors: Lin
authors: L
authors: Mi
authors: Sha
authors: S
authors: Tao
authors: Wenjing
authors: W
authors: Wang
authors: Qi
authors: Q
authors: Dong
authors: Su-Hyun
authors: SH
authors: Jin
authors: Chang
authors: C
authors: Liu
mesh_terms: D000161:Acoustic Stimulation; D000162:Acoustics; D000328:Adult; D001301:Audiometry, Pure-Tone; D001302:Audiometry, Speech; D001309:Auditory Threshold; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019303:Multilingualism; D009622:Noise / Q000009:adverse effects*; D010470:Perceptual Masking; D010700:Phonetics; D021641:Recognition, Psychology; D059629:Signal-To-Noise Ratio; D013061:Speech Acoustics; D013067:Speech Perception; D013997:Time Factors; D014833:Voice Quality; D055815:Young Adult