Vol 27 No 1 (2008): .
Speech
Keywords
- Nasometer,
- Nasalence,
- Rainbow passage,
- Non-native English speaker
How to Cite
Sangeetha M, & Pushpavathi M. (1). Nasalence Value for Rainbow Passage: Normative Data for Non-Native Speakers. Journal of All India Institute of Speech and Hearing, 27(1), 22-28. Retrieved from http://203.129.241.91/jaiish/index.php/aiish/article/view/281
Abstract
The development of normal speech is the most important goals of a clinician. The speech disorders associated with cleft lip and palate include abnormal consonant production, abnormal nasality, nasal air emission, nasal turbulence, and unintelligible speech. Nasality is measured subjectively and objectively. The ratio of acoustic energy output from the oral and nasal cavities of the speaker is called “Nasalence”. Most normative data available for assessing resonance through instrumentation have been on English speaking population. The nasalance is influenced by several parameters such as age, language, dialect, speech stimuli and gender. Hence the present study investigated nasalence values in Non- native English speakers using RAINBOW passage. Mean nasalence scores were obtained from 45 normal males and 70 normal females. The results indicated higher nasalence percent and variability in females compared to males. The mean nasalence value was 31.39 for females and 27.93 for males. A comparison of the nasalence values for Rainbow passage across various studies reveal significant differences except Hutchinson etal. (1978). this difference is due to the difference across
subjects, age and the instrumentation.
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Botwinick, J. (1973). Aging and behavior. New York : Springer Publishing Co.
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Crossman, E. R. F. W., & Szafran, J.(1956) Changes with age in the speed of information intake and discrimination .Experiantia ( Suppl.).
Dalston, R. M., Warren, D., & Dalston, E. (1991a).A primary investigation concerning use of Nasometery in identifying
patients with hyponasality and/or nasal airway impairment. Journal of Speech and Hearing Research, 34, 11-18.
Dalston, R.M., & Seaver, E.J. (1992). Relative value of various standardized passage in the nasometric assessment of patients with velopharyngeal impairment. Cleft Palate Craniofacial Journal, 29, 17-21.
Fairbank, G (1960). Cited in Hutchinson, J. M., Robinson, K. L., & Nerbonne, M. A. (1978). Pattern of nasalance in a sample of normal gerontologic subjects. Journal of Communication Disorders, 11, 469 -481.
Fletcher, S.G. (1978). Diagnosing speech disorder from the cleft palate. New York: Grune & Stratton. Fletcher, S.G., & Bishop M.E (1970).Measurement of nasality in Tonar. Cleft palate journal. 7;610-621.
Griew, S . (1963). Information transmission and age. In R. H. Williams, C. Tibbitts, and W. Donahue ( eds.),Processes of Aging. New York: Atherton Press.
Hardin, M. A., Van Demark, D. R., Morris, H. L., & Payne, M. M. (1992). Correspondence between nasalance value and listener judgments of hypernasality. Cleft Palate Craniofacial Journal, 29, 349-351.
Hutchinson, J. M., Robinson, K. L., & Nerbonne, M. A. (1978). Pattern of nasalance in a sample of normal gerontologic subjects. Journal of Communication Disorders, 11,469 -481.
Kavanagh, M.L., Fee, E.J., Kalinowski, J. (1994). Nasometric values for three dialectal groups within the Atlantic provinces of Canada. Journal of Speech Language Pathology Audiology, 18, 7-13.
Leeper, H. A., Rochet, A. P., & MacKay, I. R. A.(1992). Characterisitics of nasalance in Canadian speaker of English and French. International conferences on spoken language processing (Abstract), Banff, Alberta, October, 49-52.
Litzaw, L. L & Dalston, R. M. (1992). The effect of gender upon nasalence values among normal adult speakers. Journal of Communication Disorders, 25,55 -64.
Liu, H. (1990). Cited In Litzaw, L. L & Dalston, R. M. (1992). The effect of gender upon nasalence values among normal adult speakers. Journal of Communication Disorders, 25,55 -64.
Mahesh, S & Pushpavathi, M ( 2008 ) . Nasometer values for zoo paasage in non native speakers: A preliminary study. Proceedings of International Symposium on Frontiers ofResearch on Speech and Music (FRSM)-2008), 115-119.
McKearns, D., Bzoch, K. R. (1970). Variations in velopharyngeal valving: the factor of sex. Cleft Palate Craniofacial Journal. 652-662.
Nichols, A.C. (1999). Nasalance statistics for two Mexican population. Cleft Palate Craniofacial Journal, 36, 57-63.
Seaver, E.J., Dalston, R.M., & Leeper, H. A. (1991). A study of nasometric value for normal nasal resonance. Journal of Speech and Hearing Research, 34, 715-721.
Sweeney, T., Sell, D., & O’Regan, M. (2004). Nasalance values for normal speaking Irish children. Cleft Palate Craniofacial Journal, 41(2), 168-174.
Thompson, A. E., & Hixon, T. J (1979) Nasal air flow during normal speech production. Cleft Palate Craniofacial Journal 16: 412-420.
Van Doorn, J., & Purcell, A. (1998). Nasalance level in speech of normal Australian children. Cleft Palate Craniofacial Journal, 35, 287-292.
Van Lierde, K. M., Wuyts, F. L., Bodt, M. D., & Cauwenberge, P (2003). Age related pattern of nasal resonance in normal Flemish children and Young adults. Scandinavian Journal of Plastic Reconstructive Surgery, 37,344-350.
Van Lierde, K. M., Wuyts, F. L., De Bodt, M., & Van Cauwenberge, P. (2001). Normative value for normal nasal resonance in the speech of young Flemish adults. Cleft Palate Craniofacial Journal, 38, 112-118.
Warren, D.W., Hairfield, W. M., & Dalston, E. T. (1990). Effect of age on nasal crosssectional
area and respiratory mode in children. Laryngoscope. 100:89-93.
Watterson, T., McFarlane, S., & Wright, D.S. (1993). The relationship between nasalance and nasality in children with cleft palate. Journal of Communication Disorders, 26, 13-28.