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[Speech rules of the deaf]

S E Meyer1

  • 1Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology, University of the Witwatersrand.

The South African Journal of Communication Disorders = Die Suid-Afrikaanse Tydskrif Vir Kommunikasieafwykings
|January 1, 1993
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Summary

Normal hearing individuals can identify speech patterns in deaf speakers, though listener agreement varies. This study explored speech perception and its implications for audiology professionals.

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Area of Science:

  • Speech-Language Pathology
  • Audiology
  • Acoustic Phonetics

Context:

  • Establishing consistent speech production patterns is crucial for effective speech therapy planning.
  • Identifying these patterns can be challenging in individuals with hearing impairments.
  • This research investigates the perceptual abilities of normal-hearing listeners regarding the speech of deaf individuals.

Purpose:

  • To determine if normal-hearing individuals can discern consistent speech rules from the speech of deaf speakers.
  • To evaluate the reliability of vowel identification by audiology students assessing speech samples from deaf speakers.

Summary:

  • Seven congenitally, sensorineural hearing-impaired individuals repeated six test words five times.
  • Third-year audiology students rated the speech samples in a closed-set format, requiring 70% listener agreement for vowel identification.
  • Analysis revealed that listeners could identify consistencies in speech production, although inter-listener agreement varied significantly (r = 0.49 to 0.98).

Impact:

  • Findings suggest that while some speech pattern consistencies are perceivable, listener variability impacts objective speech evaluation.
  • Highlights the complexities in speech assessment for individuals with hearing loss.
  • Results provide valuable insights for audiologists and speech-language pathologists in developing tailored therapy strategies.

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