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100 1 a| Pua, Eshan,e| author.?| UNAUTHORIZED;

245 10 a| Assessing the nasalance of native Mandarin speakers in Mandarin and English /c| by Eshan Pua.;

264 1 a| [Greenville, N.C.] :b| [East Carolina University],c| 2017.;

300 a| 48 pages.;

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490 1 a| ECU College of Allied Health Sciences thesis;

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502 b| M.S.c| East Carolina Universityd| 2017.;

500 a| Presented to the faculty of the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders.;

500 a| Advisor: Jamie L. Perry.;

500 a| Title from PDF t.p. (viewed June 15, 2017).;

520 3 a| Objective: To determine whether native Mandarin speakers show a difference in nasalance measurement in their native language compared to English and analyze the effect of predictors on nasalance scores. Design: Participants completed a questionnaire about cultural and linguistic background. All participants recorded three Mandarin sentences and vowels, and three English sentences and vowels, designed to phonetically match Mandarin speech stimuli. Nasalance measurements were taken from the Nasometer II 6450. Participants were randomly selected to repeat recordings for test-retest reliability. Participants and setting: The participants included 45 native Mandarin-speakers (20 males, 25 females) from mainland China between 20 and 54 years of age. All participants were tested in the speech laboratory of East Carolina University. Results: A paired samples t-test revealed a significant difference between mean nasalance scores of English and Mandarin sentences (p [less than] 0.008). Scores for English and Mandarin vowels did not yield significant results. A multiple linear regression model revealed significant gender-based differences (p [less than] 0.05). Age, English language exposure, mean English language preference and dialect did not yield significant results. Conclusions: Native Mandarin speakers yield different nasalance scores in their native language compared to English. This confirms that separate nasalance score norms are needed for the Mandarin language. Gender-based differences should be considered in the collection and analysis of nasalance scores. Reported Nasometer scores can be used for preliminary normative data.;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references.;

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650 2 a| Language.=| ^A917822;

653 a| Mandarin;

653 a| Chinese;

653 a| English;

653 a| nasalance;

653 a| nasometer;

653 a| resonance;

700 1 a| Perry, Jamie L.,e| degree supervisor.?| UNAUTHORIZED;

710 2 a| East Carolina University.b| Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders.?| UNAUTHORIZED;

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Assessing the nasalance of native Mandarin speakers in Mandarin and English / by Eshan Pua.

Author/creator	Pua, Eshan author.
Other author	Perry, Jamie L., degree supervisor.
Other author	East Carolina University. Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders.
Format	Theses and dissertations
Publication	[Greenville, N.C.] : [East Carolina University], 2017.
Description	48 pages.
Supplemental Content	Access via ScholarShip
Subjects	Speech Acoustics. Language.

Series	ECU College of Allied Health Sciences thesis ECU College of Allied Health Sciences thesis. UNAUTHORIZED
Summary	Objective: To determine whether native Mandarin speakers show a difference in nasalance measurement in their native language compared to English and analyze the effect of predictors on nasalance scores. Design: Participants completed a questionnaire about cultural and linguistic background. All participants recorded three Mandarin sentences and vowels, and three English sentences and vowels, designed to phonetically match Mandarin speech stimuli. Nasalance measurements were taken from the Nasometer II 6450. Participants were randomly selected to repeat recordings for test-retest reliability. Participants and setting: The participants included 45 native Mandarin-speakers (20 males, 25 females) from mainland China between 20 and 54 years of age. All participants were tested in the speech laboratory of East Carolina University. Results: A paired samples t-test revealed a significant difference between mean nasalance scores of English and Mandarin sentences (p [less than] 0.008). Scores for English and Mandarin vowels did not yield significant results. A multiple linear regression model revealed significant gender-based differences (p [less than] 0.05). Age, English language exposure, mean English language preference and dialect did not yield significant results. Conclusions: Native Mandarin speakers yield different nasalance scores in their native language compared to English. This confirms that separate nasalance score norms are needed for the Mandarin language. Gender-based differences should be considered in the collection and analysis of nasalance scores. Reported Nasometer scores can be used for preliminary normative data.
General note	Presented to the faculty of the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders.
General note	Advisor: Jamie L. Perry.
General note	Title from PDF t.p. (viewed June 15, 2017).
Dissertation note	M.S. East Carolina University 2017.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references.
Technical details	System requirements: Adobe Reader.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web.

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