Performance on an auditory task by non-native speakers of English on selected bi-syllabic words

Abstract

In the present study an attempt was made to construct a speech reception threshold test, utilising English Bi-syllabic words. The study consisted of constructing a list of words which were rated as most familiar by more than 75% of the subjects from four different linguistic groups, viz., Kannada, Tamil, Urdu and Bengal. The final list of words was randomized and four different forms of the list was constructed. These forms were standardized on two different groups of normal hearing subjects who had their native languages as Kannada and Tamil respectively.