Age-sensitive associations of segmental and suprasegmental perception with sentence-level language skills in Mandarinspeaking children with cochlear implants
Age-sensitive associations of segmental and suprasegmental perception with sentence-level language skills in Mandarinspeaking children with cochlear implants
Background and aim
It remains unclear how recognition of segmental and suprasegmental phonemes contributes to sentence-level language processing skills in Mandarin-speaking children with cochlear implants (CIs). Our study examined the influence of implantation age on the recognition of consonants, lexical tones and sentences respectively, and more importantly, the contribution of phonological skills to sentence repetition accuracy in Mandarin-speaking children with CIs.
Cochlear implant ;Mandarin-speaking children; Speech perception; Sentence repetition
Background and aim
It remains unclear how recognition of segmental and suprasegmental phonemes contributes to sentence-level language processing skills in Mandarin-speaking children with cochlear implants (CIs). Our study examined the influence of implantation age on the recognition of consonants, lexical tones and sentences respectively, and more importantly, the contribution of phonological skills to sentence repetition accuracy in Mandarin-speaking children with CIs.
Cochlear implant ;Mandarin-speaking children; Speech perception; Sentence repetition