J Audiol Otol.
2017 Sep;21(3):146-151. 10.7874/jao.2017.00122.
Effect of Vowel Context on the Recognition of Initial Consonants in Kannada
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- 1Department of Audiology and Speech Language Pathology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal University, Mangalore, India. mohan.kumark@manipal.edu
- KMID: 2394759
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.7874/jao.2017.00122
Abstract
- BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES
The present study was carried out to investigate the effect of vowel context on the recognition of Kannada consonants in quiet for young adults.
SUBJECTS AND METHODS
A total of 17 young adults with normal hearing in both ears participated in the study. The stimuli included consonant-vowel syllables, spoken by 12 native speakers of Kannada. Consonant recognition task was carried out as a closed-set (fourteen-alternative forced-choice).
RESULTS
The present study showed an effect of vowel context on the perception of consonants. Maximum consonant recognition score was obtained in the /o/ vowel context, followed by the /a/ and /u/ vowel contexts, and then the /e/ context. Poorest consonant recognition score was obtained in the vowel context /i/.
CONCLUSIONS
Vowel context has an effect on the recognition of Kannada consonants, and the vowel effect was unique for Kannada consonants.
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