Effects of combination of linguistic and musical pitch experience on subcortical pitch encoding

Maggu, Akshay R.; Wong, Patrick C. M.; Antoniou, Mark; Bones, Oliver; Liu, Hanjun; Wong, Francis C. K.

doi:10.1016/j.jneuroling.2018.05.003

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“…From the current findings, we can conclude that the effect of combination of different types of experiences (language and/or music) are not simply additive towards novel lexical pitch learning. Future studies could consider investigating this research question from a neurophysiological standpoint by using auditory event-related potentials such as frequency following response [15]- [17] and/or cortical pitch response [18].…”

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Experience-dependent Influence of Music and Language on Lexical Pitch Learning Is Not Additive

Maggu¹,

Wong²,

Liu³

et al. 2018

Interspeech 2018

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Research studies provide evidence for the facilitative effects of musical and linguistic experience on lexical pitch learning. However, the effect of interaction of linguistic and musical pitch experience on lexical pitch processing is a matter of ongoing research. In the current study, we sought to examine the effect of combination of musical and linguistic pitch experience on learning of novel lexical pitch. Using a 10session pseudoword-picture association training paradigm, we compared the learning performance of musicians and nonmusicians who either spoke a non-tone language, spoke one tone language, or spoke two tone languages. Among the nontone language speakers, we found that musicians showed enhanced learning of novel lexical pitch as compared to nonmusicians. In comparison, among the tone-language speakers, we found no significant difference in the learning performance of musicians and non-musicians no matter they spoke one or more tone languages. We conclude that though musical experience facilitates linguistic pitch learning, the effects of combination of musical and linguistic pitch experience are not additive i.e. possessing both types of pitch experience is no better than possessing either one of them and knowing two tone languages does not facilitate the learning of a new tone language beyond the knowledge of one.

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Experience-dependent Influence of Music and Language on Lexical Pitch Learning Is Not Additive

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Wong²,

Liu³

et al. 2018

Interspeech 2018

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“…However, until now, there have been no studies that have investigated the effect of the combination of experiences with two tone languages on the brainstem encoding of lexical pitch contours. Behavioral [6] and neural findings [16] from previous studies suggests that the effect of the combination of two experiences (language and music) is no better than one. In other words, auditory experiences that are otherwise facilitatory for language perception, might end up causing a "saturation effect" when in combination.…”

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“…A total of 3000 sweeps of each stimulus were presented binaurally in alternating polarity to each subject via insert earphones (Compumedics 10Ω) at 81 dB SPL using the Audio CPT module of STIM2 (Compumedics Neuroscan, USA). The inter-stimulus (offset to onset) interval was jittered from 74 to 104 ms [1], [11], [16], [18] and the order of stimulus presentation was randomized across participants. Participants were asked to relax and ignore the stimuli.…”

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“…As we were interested in the pitch of the FFR signal, these data were converted to the frequency domain from the time domain to extract the F0 contour using a 40-ms sliding window Fast Fourier Transform in 1 ms steps [1], [18], [19]. The data were further processed to compare the Cantonese-Mandarin group and the Cantonese group across the following three measures [16], [18], [20]- [22]. 1.…”

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Learning Two Tone Languages Enhances the Brainstem Encoding of Lexical Tones

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Zong²,

Law³

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Auditory brainstem encoding is influenced by experiencedependent factors such as language and music. Tone language speakers exhibit more robust brainstem encoding of lexical tones than non-tone language speakers. Studies suggest that the effects of experience with a tone language generalize to the brainstem encoding of lexical tones from other tone languages. However, the effects of learning two tone languages, with different tonal systems, on brainstem encoding of lexical pitch are unknown. In the current study, we investigated whether or not the experience with two tone languages (Mandarin and Cantonese) enhances the brainstem encoding of lexical pitch, using frequency following response (FFR). Mandarin has four lexical tones-high level, rising, dipping, and falling while Cantonese has a richer tone system with three level tones (high, mid, low), two rising tones (high and low), and one falling tone. We compared speakers fluent in Cantonese vs. those fluent in both Cantonese and Mandarin on their brainstem encoding of Cantonese and Mandarin lexical tones. We found that the Cantonese-Mandarin speakers exhibited more robust brainstem encoding of the lexical tones as compared to Cantonese speakers. From the current findings, we conclude that learning two tone languages may enhance lexical pitch encoding at the brainstem.

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“…FFR, in general, evaluates the phase locking abilities of the auditory nervous system. FFR robustly captures the pitch encoding of the stimulus, a crucial component in lexical tone perception 36 – 38 . Evidence suggests that FFR is influenced by long-term auditory experiences of language 39 – 41 , music 42 , 43 , and disorders 44 – 48 .…”

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Combination of absolute pitch and tone language experience enhances lexical tone perception

Maggu

Lau

Waye

et al. 2021

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Absolute pitch (AP), a unique ability to name or produce pitch without any reference, is known to be influenced by genetic and cultural factors. AP and tone language experience are both known to promote lexical tone perception. However, the effects of the combination of AP and tone language experience on lexical tone perception are currently not known. In the current study, using behavioral (Categorical Perception) and electrophysiological (Frequency Following Response) measures, we investigated the effect of the combination of AP and tone language experience on lexical tone perception. We found that the Cantonese speakers with AP outperformed the Cantonese speakers without AP on Categorical Perception and Frequency Following Responses of lexical tones, suggesting an additive effect due to the combination of AP and tone language experience. These findings suggest a role of basic sensory pre-attentive auditory processes towards pitch encoding in AP. Further, these findings imply a common mechanism underlying pitch encoding in AP and tone language perception.

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Effects of combination of linguistic and musical pitch experience on subcortical pitch encoding

Cited by 15 publications

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Experience-dependent Influence of Music and Language on Lexical Pitch Learning Is Not Additive

Experience-dependent Influence of Music and Language on Lexical Pitch Learning Is Not Additive

Learning Two Tone Languages Enhances the Brainstem Encoding of Lexical Tones

Combination of absolute pitch and tone language experience enhances lexical tone perception

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