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KMID : 1039520170210030146
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Journal of Audiology & Otology
2017 Volume.21 No. 3 p.146 ~ p.151
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Effect of Vowel Context on the Recognition of Initial Consonants in Kannada
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Kalaiah Mohan Kumar
Bhat Jayashree S
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Abstract
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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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KEYWORD
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Consonant recognition, Vowel context, Kannada consonants
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