Lin YS |
------>authors3_c= ------>paper_class1=1 ------>Impact_Factor=0.738 ------>paper_class3=2 ------>paper_class2=1 ------>vol=123 ------>confirm_bywho=None ------>insert_bywho=651091 ------>Jurnal_Rank=70.0 ------>authors4_c= ------>comm_author= ------>patent_EDate=None ------>authors5_c= ------>publish_day=1 ------>paper_class2Letter=None ------>page2=1053 ------>medlineContent= ------>unit=E0114 ------>insert_date=20071010 ------>iam=1 ------>update_date=None ------>author=??? ------>change_event=6 ------>ISSN=0001-6489 ------>authors_c= ------>score=500 ------>journal_name=Acta Otolaryngol ------>paper_name=Acquisition profiles of syllable-initial consonants in Mandarin-speaking children with cochlear implants. ------>confirm_date=20071011 ------>tch_id=084035 ------>pmid=14710906 ------>page1=1046 ------>fullAbstract=OBJECTIVES: To examine the production and discrimination skills of Mandarin initial-consonant syllables in children with cochlear implants (CIs), as a function of both age at implantation and length of CI experience. In addition, we also aimed to evaluate the relationship between these children~s perception and production profiles. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Thirty prelingually deaf children aged between 6 years 0 months and 12 years 6 months who received their implants between the ages of 2 years 3 months and 10 years 3 months participated. The ability of the children to produce the 21 Mandarin initial-consonant syllables were elicited using a set of 105 pictures. In addition, the 21 consonants were arranged into 16 minimal pairs to determine the children~s discrimination skills by asking them to accurately identify the target consonants. RESULTS: The children~s mean accurate consonant production score was 57.9% (SD 19.5%) and the average correct consonant discrimination score was 76.67% (SD 11.18%), which was significantly higher than the 50% chance level [t(29) = 13.07: p < 0.001]. There were significant negative correlations between the performance level of consonant production and both age at implantation and length of CI experience. Children who received their implants at a younger age (< 6 years) tended to demonstrate an acquisition profile similar to that of children with normal hearing, i.e. the production and perception skills tended toward near-synchronization, and the mastery of production slightly preceded that of perception. CONCLUSION: This report demonstrates that early implantation is associated with a near-synchronous acquisition profile of the production and discrimination of Mandarin consonants, which is similar to that of normal-hearing children at a younger age. Specifically, early implantation can promote children~s production skills of Mandarin initial-consonant syllables. ------>tmu_sno=None ------>sno=16069 ------>authors2=Peng SC ------>authors3= ------>authors4= ------>authors5= ------>authors6= ------>authors6_c= ------>authors=Lin YS ------>delete_flag=0 ------>SCI_JNo=None ------>authors2_c= ------>publish_area=0 ------>updateTitle=Acquisition profiles of syllable-initial consonants in Mandarin-speaking children with cochlear implants. ------>language=2 ------>check_flag=None ------>submit_date=None ------>country=None ------>no=9 ------>patent_SDate=None ------>update_bywho=None ------>publish_year=2003 ------>submit_flag=None ------>publish_month=12 |