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Characteristic of Speech Perception by Infant

Research Project

Project/Area Number 02610038
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for General Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Research Field Psychology
Research InstitutionTokyo Gakugei University

Principal Investigator

DEGUCHI Tosisada  Tokyo Gakugei University, Faculty of Education, Assistant Professor, 教育学部, 助教授 (50143623)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) SAMESHIMA Munehiro  Tokyo Gakugei University, Faculty of Education, Professor, 教育学部, 教授 (80015437)
Project Period (FY) 1990 – 1991
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 1991)
Budget Amount *help
¥1,600,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,600,000)
Fiscal Year 1991: ¥600,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000)
Fiscal Year 1990: ¥1,000,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000)
KeywordsSpeech Perception / Normalization / Formant / Vocal Size / Fundamental Frequency / Infant / Head-Turn Response / Vowel Boundary / 母国語,非母国語 / 韻律情報 / バイリンガル / 音韻知覚 / 正規化 / ヘッド・タ-ン / 吸啜反応 / 判断境界 / 判断精度
Research Abstract

Speech perception by human adults exhibits remarkable ability to perceptual normalize wide variations In the acoustic characteristics of given phonemes in natural utterances. One of the most dominant and systematic factors contributing to variations due to speaker difference is the effect of vocal size. It is well known that in adults speech perception, the fundamental frequency and the higher formant frequencies contribute to the perceptual normalization of vowel formants. The present study aims at Investigating whether this perceptual normalization already exists infant auditory perception.
A series of vowels which varied from /o/ to /a/ and /u/ to /e/ were synthesized by changing tile first and second formant frequencies. Each series of vowel was synthesized using two different fundamental frequencies (F0=100Hz, 220Hz). For a giveri F0, the frequencies of the higher formants were varied concurrently.
Perceptual experiments have been conducted with infants using the technique of conditioned head-turn responses to measure the effect of changes In the fundamental frequency and the higher formant frequencies on the vowel boundaries.
Up to now, we have succeeded in obtaining response patterns from 10 infants. Eight infants out of ten showed effects similar to those of adults. Namely, boundary formant frequencies become higher with a higher fundamental frequency. These results suggest the possibility of the perceptual normalization of vocal tract size in prelinguistic Infants.

Report

(3 results)
  • 1991 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report Summary
  • 1990 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (16 results)

All Other

All Publications (16 results)

  • [Publications] Keiko SAKATA: "Abilily of perceptual normalzation of uacal tract size in young children." ANN.Bull.RILP(東大音声研年報). 24. 157-162 (1990)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1991 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 林 安紀子: "幼児の母音知覚における声道長の正規化能力" 日本音響学会講演論文集(秋). 305-306 (1990)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1991 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 林 安紀子: "母音知覚における声道長正規化能力の発達" 日本心理学会第55回大会発表論文集. 484 (1991)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1991 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 出口 利定: "母音の声道長正規化能力の発達" 東京学芸大学紀要. 43. (1992)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1991 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 出口 利定: "障害児発達学研究" 文化書房博文社, 12 (1990)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1991 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] KEIKO SAKATA: "Ability of Perceptual Normalization of Vocal Tract Size in Young Children" Ann. Bull. Rilp. No. 24. 152-162 (1990)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1991 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] AKIKO HAYASHI: "Normalization Ability of Vocal Tract Size in Vowel Perception by Infant" Journal of The Acoustical Society of Japan.(1990)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1991 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Keiko SAKATA: "Ability of perception of vocal tract size in young children." 24. 157-162 (1990)

    • Related Report
      1991 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 出口 利定: "幼児の音声知覚に関する研究(I)" 日本特殊教音学会第28回大会論文集. 108-109 (1990)

    • Related Report
      1991 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 林 安紀子: "母音知覚における声道長正現化能力の発達" 日本心理学会第55回大会発表論文集. 484 (1991)

    • Related Report
      1991 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 加藤 ふみ: "母音の声道長正現化能力の発達" 電気通信学会,第二種研究会資料,LA90ー11. (1991)

    • Related Report
      1991 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 加藤 ふみ: "聴覚障害児の音声知覚の特性" 日本特殊教音学会第29回大会論文集. 70-71 (1991)

    • Related Report
      1991 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 出口 利定: "母音知覚における声道長正現化能力に関する研究" 東京学芸大学紀要第35集. (1992)

    • Related Report
      1991 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 出口 利光: "障害児発達学研究" 文化書房, 269 (1990)

    • Related Report
      1991 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] Keiko SAKATA: "ability of perceptual normaliz ation of uocal tract size in young children." ANN.Bull.RILP(東大・音声研年報). 24. 157-162 (1990)

    • Related Report
      1990 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 出口 利定(分担執筆): "第3章.音声知覚発達に関する近年の基礎的研究「障害児発達学研究」小川再治編" 文化書房博文社, 269 (1990)

    • Related Report
      1990 Annual Research Report

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