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ArticleAudiology research2021

Word Categorization of Vowel Durational Changes in Speech-Modulated Bone-Conducted Ultrasound.

Tadao Okayasu, Tadashi Nishimura, Akinori Yamashita, Yoshiki Nagatani, Takashi Inoue, Yuka Uratani, Toshiaki Yamanaka, Hiroshi Hosoi, Tadashi Kitahara

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  1. Bone and Cartilage Conduction.Audiology research · 2022
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9 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Tadao OkayasuDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Nara Medical University, 840 Shijo-cho, Kashihara 634-8522, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-0811-1405
Tadashi NishimuraDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Nara Medical University, 840 Shijo-cho, Kashihara 634-8522, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-0000-1041
Akinori YamashitaDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Nara Medical University, 840 Shijo-cho, Kashihara 634-8522, Japan.
Yoshiki NagataniPixie Dust Technologies, 3F, 4F, Sumitomo Fudosan Suidobashi Nisiguchi Bldg, 2-20-5, Kanda-Misakicho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-0061, Japan.
Takashi InoueInstitute for Clinical and Translational Science, Nara Medical Univesity, 840 Shijo-cho, Kashihara 634-8522, Japan.
Yuka UrataniDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Nara Medical University, 840 Shijo-cho, Kashihara 634-8522, Japan.
Toshiaki YamanakaDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Nara Medical University, 840 Shijo-cho, Kashihara 634-8522, Japan.
Hiroshi HosoiMBT (Medicine-Based Town) Institute, Nara Medical University, 840 Shijo-cho, Kashihara 634-8522, Japan.
Tadashi KitaharaDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Nara Medical University, 840 Shijo-cho, Kashihara 634-8522, Japan.
Nara Medical University · JP

Funding

Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C) 121K09588Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B) 16K20272
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Ultrasound can deliver speech information when it is amplitude-modulated with speech and presented via bone conduction. This speech-modulated bone-conducted ultrasound (SM-BCU) can also transmit prosodic information. However, there is insufficient research on the recognition of vowel duration in SM-BCU. The aim of this study was to investigate the categorization of vowel durational changes in SM-BCU using a behavioral test. Eight Japanese-speaking participants with normal hearing participated in a forced-choice behavioral task to discriminate between "hato" (pigeon) and "haato" (heart). Speech signal stimuli were presented in seven duration grades from 220 ms to 340 ms. The threshold at which 50% of responses were "haato" was calculated and compared for air-conducted audible sound (ACAS) and SM-BCU. The boundary width was also evaluated. Although the SM-BCU threshold (mean: 274.6 ms) was significantly longer than the ACAS threshold (mean: 269.6 ms), there were no differences in boundary width. These results suggest that SM-BCU can deliver prosodic information about vowel duration with a similar difference limen to that of ACAS in normal hearing.

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amplitude modulationbone-conductionprosodyultrasonic perceptionultrasoundvowel

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PMID34287242
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