Conference proceeding
Cross-modal perceptual learning in learning a tonal language
Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society, Vol.44
01/01/2022
Abstract
Limited evidence shows that visual input can facilitate learning novel sound-to-meaning mappings that are crucial to learning a second language. However, the mechanisms by which visual information influences auditory learning are still unclear. Here, we investigate to what extent visual input can lead to effective learning in another domain. We trained atonal speakers with Mandarin tones in 4 conditions: Auditory Only (AO) where only auditory tones were given as input; Animated Contour (AC) where moving visual pitch contours indicating the dynamic changes of tones were given in addition to auditory tones; Static Contour (SC) where static visual pitch contours were given in addition to auditory tones; Incongruent Contour (IC) where mismatched pitch contours were given in addition to auditory tones. The results show the advantage of AC and SC over AO in learning tonal categories and that IC inhibits learning, suggesting that extracting ‘compatible’ properties cross modalities benefits learning most.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Cross-modal perceptual learning in learning a tonal language
- Creators
- Xin WangLuan LiBob McMurray
- Resource Type
- Conference proceeding
- Publication Details
- Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society, Vol.44
- Publisher
- eScholarship, University of California
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 01/01/2022
- Academic Unit
- Psychological and Brain Sciences; Linguistics; Communication Sciences and Disorders; Iowa Neuroscience Institute; Otolaryngology
- Record Identifier
- 9984268959402771
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