Table 2.
Mean Sentence Duration, Mean F0, and Mean Words Per Second for the Experimental Speech Materials.
| Test material | Sentence duration (ms) | F0 (Hz) | Words per second |
|---|---|---|---|
| MSP slow | 2,826 | 221 | 2.48 |
| MSP normal | 1,870 | 230 | 3.74 |
| MSP fast | 1,234 | 240 | 5.67 |
| MSP whispered | 1,968 | N/A | 3.56 |
| MSP emotional | 1,974 | 314 | 3.55 |
| MSP shouted | 2,310 | 400 | 3.03 |
| MHINT | 2,242 | 131 | 4.46 |
Note. MHINT = Mandarin Hearing in Noise Test; MSP = Mandarin Speech Perception. Note that the MSP materials contained seven words per sentence while the MHINT material contained 10 words per sentence.