Analysis of Phonology in Tamil speaking Cochlear Implantees
- Author C.Pachaiappan
- Co-Author Sivaranjani Balasubramanian, Ramya Sri CH
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- Country : India
- Subject : Pathology
Keywords : phonetic inventory, cochlear implantation, phonological process, discourse analysis, Tamil
Abstract
Phonology plays a vital role in construction of one’s language and communication. Hence, it becomes necessary to study the benefit of an intervention facilitating language development with respect to phonology. The study focuses on analysis of phonetic inventory, phonological process and production of consonant/syllables at different word positions in 24 Tamil speaking cochlear implantees. Conversational discourse samples were collected pre and post cochlear implantation for analysis. Results show significant improvement in phonological development post cochlear implantation. The phonological processes such as initial vowel and consonant elongation and denasalization was common in pre and post cochlear implantation samples and phonological processes such deaffrication, fronting and cluster reduction were observed commonly among the participants post cochlear implantation. Good impact is observed in the phonological aspects of children post cochlear implantation and auditory training which is parallel to normally developing children.
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