| Indonesian and Mandarin Speakers Perceive the Tritone Paradox Differently |
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Magdalene H. Chalikia, Minnesota State University, Moorhead
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Laura C. Haak, Minnesota State University, Moorhead
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Thursday May 29, 2003;
8:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Grand Hall East
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Primary Subject: Experimental
Secondary Subject: Cognitive
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Abstract:
The present study tested the hypothesis that language background influences perception of tritone pairs (sounds separated by a half-octave), by testing participants from Indonesia and China. The data suggest that the two groups perceive the tritone pairs differently, with peak pitch classes in separate regions of the pitch class circle.
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