பேச்சொலிகளைக் கண்டறிவதில் தமிழ் மொழிக்காக த் தழுவிய க்யூட் ஸ்பீச் / Adapted Cued Speech for Tamil Language in Identification of Speech Sounds

Abstract

Language is a special feature that helps humans to exchange their feelings and thoughts. Language is used in spoken and written forms. Written forms are learned by relating with the speech sounds. In this society, people with speech and language developmental disabilities are also living with proper solution for their impairments. Most people with hearing loss cannot understand the speech. Only one-third of the speech can be understood through lip-reading. When a person does not hear sounds, the place and manner of articulation of the speech sounds look the same or invisible to the naked eye. Lack of phonemic awareness impedes their language development and impairs their reading and writing skills. To overcome this difficulty, Cued Speech, which uses cues along with speech sounds can be used. With Cued Speech, the speech sounds can be detected easily and cent percent accurately. Forty-five individuals with hearing impairment participated in the study. The results of the study show that using Cued Speech enables one to identify most of the speech sounds in the Tamil language. Due to this method, there may be a cent percent chance for speech and language development among individuals with hearing impairment. Hence, adapting Cued Speech for speech sounds in Tamil language is done for the first time which is going to help individuals with hearing impairment, living in Tamil speaking region and all over the world, to overcome the difficulties faced in language and communication and is going to be a life changing factor. Thus, this study intended to find the effectiveness of adapted Cued Speech in identifying the speech sounds in the Tamil language.

Keywords

• cued speech
• hearing impairment
• speech
• language
• communication.