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http://dx.doi.org/10.13064/KSSS.2022.14.2.077

Voice onset time in children with bilateral cochlear implants  

Jeon, Yesol (Department of Communication Disorders, Ewha Womans University)
Lee, Youngmee (Department of Communication Disorders, Ewha Womans University)
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Phonetics and Speech Sciences / v.14, no.2, 2022 , pp. 77-86 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study aimed to investigate the voice onset time (VOT) of plosives in the VCV syllables by the place of articulation and phonation type spoken by children with bilateral cochlear implants (CIs) in comparison with children with typical hearing (TH). In all, 15 children with bilateral CIs and 15 children with TH participated in this study, aged between 5 to 10 years. All children produced 9 VCV syllables and their VOT were analyzed by the Praat software. There was no significant difference in mean VOT between children with bilateral CIs and children with TH. However, there was a significant difference in mean VOT by the place of articulation, such that the VOT for velars were longer than those for bilabials and alveolars. Additionally, there was a significant difference in mean VOT by the phonation type, such that the VOT of aspirated consonants were longer than those of lenis and fortis consonants. The results of this study suggest that children with bilateral CIs can distinguish the acoustic properties of plosive consonants and control the speech timing between the structures of the larynx and the oral cavity at a similar level as children with TH.
Keywords
voice onset time; children; bilateral cochlear implants; place of articulation; phonation type;
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