This study examines whether Mandarin-speaking children with cochlear implants (CIs) exhibit challenges or advantages in learning novel words with overt trochaic versus iambic patterns. Mandarin full-tone words lack salient stress cues, whereas neutral-tone words exhibit a clear trochaic pattern....
✦ Clinical Takeaway ✦
Findings are preliminary and specific to Mandarin-speaking pediatric CI users; no immediate change to word-learning or rehabilitation protocols is warranted, though the stress-pattern production advantage may inform future language therapy approaches.
✦ Why It Matters ✦
Understanding how stress patterns affect word learning in CI children can help refine speech-language therapy approaches for Mandarin-speaking pediatric cochlear implant users.
✦ Key Points ✦
- 01Mandarin-speaking children with cochlear implants showed an iambic (rising-stress) production advantage when learning novel words.
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