Abstract

The purpose of this study was to create psychometrically equivalent word lists in the language of Cantonese for word recognition testing. Frequently used bisyllabic Cantonese words were recorded by a native female and male talker. The word lists were evaluated by administering the word recognition lists to 20 native speakers of Cantonese with normal hearing. Each list was presented at 10 different intensity levels ranging from -5 to 40 dB HL in 5 dB increments. Logistic regression was used to determine the words with the steepest logistic regression slopes. The 200 words with the steepest slopes were then formulated into four lists of 50 words and eight half-lists of 25 words. The mean psychometric slope value at the 50% location for the male talker was 7.5%/dB while the mean slope for the female talker was slightly steeper at 7.6%/dB. The word lists were digitally recorded on compact discs for worldwide use.

Degree

MS

College and Department

David O. McKay School of Education; Communication Disorders

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Date Submitted

2007-11-15

Document Type

Thesis

Handle

http://hdl.lib.byu.edu/1877/etd2139

Keywords

Cantonese, Chinese, word recognition testing, psychometrically equivalent, speech audiometry, logistic regression, bisyllabic word lists, speech reception threshold

Language

English

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