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Comparison of Speech Measures between Tamil and Malayalam

Sreelakshmi R. & Rakesh Murali

Abstract

A continuous fluent speech is not just the flow of sounds and syllables but also the flow of continuous information. Rate of speech is one among the facet of fluency which can be defined as the number of words or syllables uttered per second. Diadochokinetic rate refers to an assessment tool which measures how rapidly a person can preciselygenerate a sequence of rapid and alternating sounds.

The rationale of this study was to compare the rate of speech and Diadochokineticrate of adults between Tamil language and Malayalam language and check the correlation between rate of speech and Diadochokinetic rate within and across language.Fifty participants, i.e., twenty five each in both the languages, with equal numberof both the genders were included in the study. All the participants were having normal speech, language and hearing skill.Speech samples, recorded using PRAAT software, were collected in monologue, oral reading as well as picture description for attaining the rate of speech (words per minute) in both the languages. Alternate Motion Rate (AMR)and Sequential Motion Rate (SMR) were calculated by using count per time method.

The results revealed that there was a highly significant difference (p<0.001) in rate of speech and no significant difference in DDK results between Malayalam and Tamil speakers. Even though, Tamil speakers were found to have faster rate of speech, their Diadochokinetic rates were similar to those of Malayalam speakers. Results showed that DDK results were independent of rate of speech.

The study clearly indicates that there is a significant difference in many parameters of speech across languages. Hence, there is a requirement of separate normative for the speech assessment in different languages.

Keywords: Tamil, Malayalam, Rate of speech, Diadochokinetic rate.

Introduction

Rate of speech is an important dimension of fluency which can be defined as the number of words or syllables uttered per unit of time. Speech rate is estimated from samples of connected speech spoken spontaneously or read.

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Sreelakshmi R., MASLP
Lecturer
Dr. M. V. Shetty College of Speech and Hearing
Malady Court
Kavoor
Mangalore – 575 015
Karnataka India
lakshmilegacy.r@gmail.com

Rakesh Murali
MASLP Student
Dr. M. V. Shetty College of Speech and Hearing
Malady Court
Kavoor
Mangalore – 575 015
Karnataka India
rakesh9m@gmail.com

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