LANGUAGE IN INDIA

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Volume 16:8 August 2016
ISSN 1930-2940

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Speech, Language and Communication Acquisition in
Two Adult Hearing Impaired Speakers with Congenital Onset of Bilateral SN Hearing Loss and Body Level Hearing Aid –
A Descriptive and Comparative Analysis of their Mother Tongue

Gayathri S. G., M.Sc. Speech and Hearing

Abstract

In India numerous Congenital Sensori-Neural (S N) Hearing loss cases were and also are professionally fitted with body level hearing aid. This is followed by oral approach in speech and language therapy along with auditory training and main stream integration or with admission to deaf schools. But, studies in speech and language in Indian languages concerning this population are very limited. In this study we undertake large data samplings from two different types of congenital long term trained hearing loss in Kannada language from their natural conversation and narration. From the results of analyses we describe their typical speech and language characteristics. A few advantages and drawbacks of such an approach in the context of present technological advancements and the past scenario are discussed. This paper has marked retrospective perspective after long term aurally aided auditory, oral-speech and language training, and normal integration approaches. It also has it’s relevance until these types of hearing aids are disbursed. Efficacy of communication in natural conversation and narration appears significantly dissimilar in multi linguistic levels between such two types of congenital bilateral SN loss who wear body level hearing aid.

Keywords: Congenital Hearing Impairment, profound S N loss, high frequency S N loss, Deafness, Body Level Hearing Aid, Narration, Conversation , communication , Phonetics , Phonology, Semantics, Lexical ,Syntax, voice , Language , Speech , Language , Linguistics , Psycholinguistics , Oral Approach , Integration , Rehabilitation Audiology , Kannada , Adult, Language Tool, Intelligibility.

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Gayathri S. G., M.Sc. Speech and Hearing
gayatri.snhdclinic@gmail.com
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