조음위치 및 조음운동방향에 따른 인공와우이식 아동의 조음 특성

Translated title of the contribution: Articulatory Characteristics as Functions of Articulation Distance and Articulatory Direction in Children with Cochlear Implants

Namgyu Kim, Youngmee Lee, Hyun Sub Sim

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Abstract

Objectives: Although children with cochlear implantation use correct pronunciation, many of them have difficulties with producing details of speech. The main aim of this study was to measure the articulation features of speech in well-performing children with cochlear implants (CIs). Methods: The participants were 15 children with CIs, with a mean age of 7 years (range: 5-10 years). A control group of children with typical hearing (TH) was included. Nonwords were manipulated in the form of different articulation distances and articulation movement directions. We measured phoneme accuracy, the ratio of vowel duration between the first and the second consonant, and the slope of the second formant transition (F2). Results: The two groups showed similar performance in the phoneme accuracy and the ratio of vowel duration, but the CI group produced sensitive changes according to the first consonant of nonwords and the articulation distance of the consonant pair. The CI group showed a higher slope of F2 than the TH group. Conclusion: These results suggest that children with CIs can control a range of motion and the speed of articulation organs, but their articulatory control abilities are less sophisticated and less stable.

Translated title of the contributionArticulatory Characteristics as Functions of Articulation Distance and Articulatory Direction in Children with Cochlear Implants
Original languageKorean
Pages (from-to)432-443
Number of pages12
JournalCommunication Sciences and Disorders
Volume27
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 2022

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© 2022. Korean Academy of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology

Keywords

  • Articulation distance
  • Articulation movement direction
  • Articulatory control abilities
  • Phoneme accuracy
  • The ratio of vowel duration
  • The slope of second formant (f2)

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