Effects of auditory feedback deprivation length on the vowel ∕ε∕ produced by pediatric cochlear-implant users
Date
2007
Authors
Bharadwaj, Sneha V.
Graves, Amanda G.
Bauer, Delia D.
Assmann, Peter F.
Journal Title
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Publisher
Acoustical Society of America
Abstract
Effects of auditory deprivation on speech production by ten cochlear-implanted children were investigated by turning off the implant for durations ranging from 0.3 to 5.0s and measuring the formant frequencies (F1 and F2) of the vowel ∕ε∕. In five of the ten talkers, F1 and/or F2 shifted when auditory feedback was eliminated. Without feedback, F2 frequency lowered consistently, suggesting vowel centralization. Phonetic transcription indicated that some of these acoustic changes led to perceptible shifts in phonetic quality. The results provide evidence that brief periods of auditory deprivation can produce perceptible changes in vowels produced by some cochlear-implanted children.
Description
Article originally published in Acoustics Research Letters Online, 121, 196-202. English. Published online April 12, 2007. https://doi.org/10.1121/1.2721375
Permission to deposit the published version was given through direct contact with the publisher. For more information please see the faculty member's entry in Project INDEX -- EDH 7/12/23
Permission to deposit the published version was given through direct contact with the publisher. For more information please see the faculty member's entry in Project INDEX -- EDH 7/12/23
Keywords
Speech development, Speech production, Cochlear-implanted children
Citation
This is a published version of a paper that is available at: https://asa.scitation.org/doi/10.1121/1.2721375. Recommended citation: Bharadwaj, S. V., Graves, A. G., Bauer, D. D., & Assmann, P. S. (2007). Effects of auditory feedback deprivation length on the vowel /eh/ produced by pediatric cochlear-implant users. Acoustics Research Letters Online, 121, 196-202. This item has been deposited in accordance with publisher copyright and licensing terms and with the author’s permission.