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- Title
Mandarin Lexical Tone Acquisition in Cochlear Implant Users With Prelingual Deafness: A Review.
- Authors
Tan, Johanna; Dowell, Richard; Vogel, Adam
- Abstract
Purpose: The purpose of this review article is to synthesize evidence from the fields of developmental linguistics and cochlear implant technology relevant to the production and perception of Mandarin lexical tone in cochlear implant users with prelingual deafness. The aim of this review was to identify potential factors that determine outcomes for tonal-language speaking cochlear implant users and possible directions for further research. Method: A computerized database search of MEDLINE, CINAHL, Academic Search Premier, Web of Science, and Google Scholar was undertaken in June and July 2014. Search terms used were lexical tone AND tonal language, speech development AND/OR speech production AND/OR speech perception AND cochlear implants, and pitch perception AND cochlear implants, anywhere in the title or abstract. Conclusion: Despite the demonstrated limitations of pitch perception in cochlear implant users, there is some evidence that typical production and perception of lexical tone is possible by cochlear implant users with prelingual deafness. Further studies are required to determine the factors that contribute to better outcomes to inform rehabilitation processes for cochlear implant users in tonal-language environments.
- Subjects
CHINESE people; CINAHL database; COCHLEAR implants; DEAFNESS; LANGUAGE acquisition; MEDLINE; PHONETICS; RESEARCH funding; SOUND; SPEECH perception; SYSTEMATIC reviews; PHONOLOGICAL awareness
- Publication
American Journal of Audiology, 2016, Vol 25, Issue 3, p246
- ISSN
1059-0889
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1044/2016_AJA-15-0069