• 대한음성언어의학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한음성언어의학회 2003년도 제19회 학술대회
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• pp.147-147
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• 2003

Recent aerodynamic and acoustic studies of VPI(velopharyngeal insufficiency) are non-invasive and safety, therefore, many researchers have used it to diagnose the hyper/hyponasality and articulation disorders of cleft palate patients. The purpose of this study was to estimate mainly the oropharyngeal air pressure and over all air flow in cleft lip and palate patients. The pressure-collecting catheter was positioned in the oropharyngel cavity around tongue base. Twelve adult control group and three cleft lip & palate patients were participated to this experimentation. Aerophone II was used to measure peak air flow, mean air flow, phonatory airflow, phonatory efficiency and resistance. The results were as follows: 1) Airflow of cleft lip ＆ palate patients group were higher than those of control group. Fricative sounds /s/ and /s'/ showed the statistic significance of mean airflow and volume data. 2) Intraoral air pressure of cleft lip ＆ palate patients was lower than those of control group.

• 음성과학
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.59-67
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• 2003

The purpose of this study was to investigate Korean native speakers' perception of English sounds according to groupings of phonetic contrasts. The four groupings looked at were vowels, voicing (voiced-unvoiced), fricatives with difference in place of articulation, and other clusters of specific sound contrasts, such as stop-fricatives and liquids. The position of a sound in syllable was also examined. According to the results of ANOVA and a post-hoc analysis, the perception of vowels, in the medial position was different from that of consonants in the initial and final position. Vowels proved to be the most difficult group to perceive correctly. With the consonants, there was not a big difference whether the contrasts came initially or finally. The order of difficulty was liquids, fricatives, stop-fricatives, and finally voicing.

• 음성과학
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.65-71
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• 2007

The severe-profound hearing impaired children have various disorders in everday communication due to the lack of hearing feedback. Especially, their speech produced unstable voice, omission and distortion of articulation, pitch break, cul-de-sac voice, and so on so that they were difficult to accurately deliver an intended message. This study attempts to analyze the acoustic characteristics of 4 vowel sounds produced by 35 severe-profound hearing impaired children using CSL(Computerized Speech Lab, Model 4300b). The formant data were obtained from the spectrogram and analyzed data by 12 formant filter and auto-correlation among the formants. Results showed that the hearing impaired children's formant values came out very high. They produced the vowels at the mode of hypertension with unstable voice. In order to improve their speech, they would need some adequate auditory feedback.

• 한국컴퓨터정보학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국컴퓨터정보학회 2020년도 제62차 하계학술대회논문집 28권2호
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• pp.371-372
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• 2020

최근 인공지능의 발달로 인해 AI스피커에 대한 연구가 활발히 이루어지고 있다. 조음장애는 구강 안에서 말소리를 제대로 만들지 못해서 제대로 된 언어를 구사하지 못하는 장애를 말한다. 조음장애인들이 AI스피커를 사용하면 발음을 제대로 인식하지 못하기 때문에 사용의 어려움이 있다. 본 논문에서는 경증 조음장애인들이 AI스피커를 이용할 수 있도록 머신러닝 기반 언어교정기의 개발내용에 관하여 기술한다. 이는 언어로 명령 줄 수 있는 여러 시스템에 활용될 수 있을 것으로 기대한다.

• 음성과학
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• 제1권
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• pp.237-259
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• 1997

Cleft Palate speech appears to have hyper/hyponasality with velopharyngeal insufficiency and articulation disorders. Previous studies on Cleft Palate speech have shown that speech tends to have lower airflow and air pressure. To examine the aerodynamic characteristics of Cleft Palate speech, Aerophone II Voice function Analyzer was used. We measured sound pressure level, airflow, air pressure and glottal power. Three Cleft Palate adults and five normal adults participated in this experiment. The test words are composed of: (1) the sustained vowel /o/ (2) /CiCi/, where C is one of three different stop consonants in Korean (3) /bimi/. Subjects were asked to produce /bimi/ five times without opening their lips. All the data was statistically tested by t-test for Cleft Palate patients before operation groups and control groups and paired t-test for Cleft Palate patients before and after operation groups. The results were as follow: (1) Cleft Palate patients generally speak with incomplete oral closure and lower oral air pressure. As a result, the SPL of Cleft Palate before operation is 3 dB lower than control groups. (2) Airflow of Cleft Palate in phonation and articulation is lower than that of control groups. However, it increased after operation. Lung volume and mean airflow in phonation are significantly increased (p<0.05). (3) Although velopharyngeal function (velar opening rate) of Cleft Palate is poor in comparison with control groups, it was recovered after operation. In this event maximum flow rate and mean airflow rate are significantly increased (p<0.05). (4) Air pressure of Cleft Palate in speech is lower than that of control groups. In general, the air pressure of Cleft Palate increased after operation. In this event air pressure of glottalized consonant is significantly increased (p<0.04). (5) Glottal Power(mean power, mean efficient and mean resistant) of Cleft Palate patients is lower than that of control groups. But mean efficient and mean resistant of Cleft Palate patients increased significantly (p<0.05) after operation.

• 대한치과보철학회지
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• 제32권1호
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• pp.77-102
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• 1994

Many studies have been made on the masticatory and esthetic effects of prosthodontic treatments, but few on the restoration of pronunciation, especially in complete denture wearers. The purpose of this study is to provide a basis that could be of help to the complete denture wearers' speech adaptation by analyzing the influence of the palatal coverage upon the duration of consonants and vowels with the method of experimental phonetics. For this study, metal plates and resin plates were made for 3 male subjects in their twenties, who have good occlusion, and do not have speech and hearing disorders. Then 8 Korean consonants and 4 Korean vowels were selected, systemically considering phonetic variants such as the place and manner of articulation, lenis/fortis, mutual effect of each phoneme, etc. They were combined into meaningless tested words in the form of /VCV/, and were included in the carrier sentences. Each informant uttered the sentences 1) without the plate, 2) with the metal plate, 3) with the resin plate. The recorded data were analyzed through the waveform of sounds and spectrogram by using the program SoundEdit, Signalize, Statview 512+for the Macintosh computer. The duration of each segment was measured by searching for the boundaries between the preceding vowels and consonants, and between the consonants and the following vowels. The study led to the conclusion that. 1. With the palatal plate, the duration of all the tested words increased and the duration increased more with the resin plate than with the metal plate. 2. With the palatal plate, the duration of all the preceding vowels, consonants, and following vowels increased, but the temporal structure of the tested words was maintained. 3. As for the manner of articulation, fricative /s/(ㅅ) was greatly influenced by both kinds of palatal plates. 4. As for the place of articulation, alveolar sounds /d/(ㄷ), /n/(ㄴ) were greatly influnced by the kinds of palatal plates, and the velar sounds /n/(ㅇ), /g/(ㄱ) were influenced by the platal plates, but the kind of the palatal plates did not show any significance. 5. As for the lenis/fortis, lenis was influenced more by the kind of the palatal plates. 6. As for the influence of vowels upon each segment in the tested words, palatal vowel /i/(ㅣ) had greater influence than pharyngeal vowel /a/(ㅏ), and following vowels than preceding vowels.

• 말소리와 음성과학
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• 제12권3호
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• pp.85-94
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• 2020

모음의 조음은 발화 시 자음과 결합하여 인접한 자음의 조음에 영향을 미칠 수 있기 때문에 정확한 조음위치를 형성하고 적절한 구강개방을 이루는 것이 중요하나 언어병리 분야의 다양한 대상자들은 이에 어려움을 보인다. 따라서 이들을 위한 치료를 위해서 언어의 특성을 적절히 반영하고 있는 노래(챈트)가 효과적인 도구로 사용될 수 있다. 본 연구에서는 챈트조건과 읽기조건에 따른 모음 특성을 비교하여 챈트조건이 모음 발화 강화의 수단으로 적절한지를 알아보고자 하였다. 연구 대상은 한국어를 모국어로 하는 20~30대 일반 성인 60명(남 30명, 여 30명)이었으며, 모음 /이/, /아/, /우/가 포함된 챈트 및 읽기 과제를 각 4회씩 반복 발화하도록 하여 녹음한 뒤 음성 자료를 분석하였다. 음향 변수를 분석한 결과, 읽기조건과 비교해 챈트조건 발화에서 F₁, F₂ 값이 더 커지고, 모음 삼각형 무게중심의 이동 방향이 전방화, 하강화 된다는 의미 있는 결과를 확인하였다. 남녀 비교 시 여성의 값이 유의하게 컸고, 4회 반복 발화 간에 차이를 보이지 않아 결과의 신뢰도를 높였다. 발화조건 중 단어 수준과 구 수준에 따른 차이는 대부분 보이지 않았으며, 챈트조건의 음악요소에는 악센트가 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 이와 같은 결과는 챈트의 사용이 웅얼거리는 듯한 발화를 하는 대상자들에게 적절한 구강개방을 이루도록 도울 수 있으며, 후방화된 조음 위치로 인해 오조음을 보이는 이들에게 모음의 무게중심을 이동시키는 효과적인 방법이 될 것임을 시사한다.

• 말소리와 음성과학
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• 제12권3호
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• pp.95-103
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• 2020

본 연구의 목적은 경직형 뇌성마비 아동의 하위그룹별로 말속도와 쉼에서 차이가 있는지 살펴보고, 말명료도와의 관련성에 대해서 알아보고자 하였다. 연구대상은 경직형 뇌성마비 아동 26명이 참여하였다. 말문제와 언어문제가 없는 NSMI-LCT 4명, 말문제는 없지만 언어문제가 있는 NSMI-LCI 그룹 6명, 말문제가 있지만 언어문제는 없는 SMI-LCT 6명, 말과 언어문제를 모두 동반하는 SMI-LCI 그룹 10명이 참여하였다. 연구과제는 문장 따라말하기였고, Praat을 통해 말속도, 조음속도, 쉼 시간의 비율, 평균 쉼 횟수, 평균 쉼 시간을 측정하였다. 연구결과, 첫째, 말속도와 조음속도는 언어문제의 유무와 관계없이 NSMI와 SMI 그룹 간에 유의한 차이가 나타났다. 둘째, NSMI에 비해 SMI 그룹에서에서 쉼 시간의 비율은 더 높고, 쉼 횟수는 더 빈번하였으며 쉼 시간은 더 길게 나타났다. 셋째, 말속도와 조음속도는 말명료도와 유의한 상관을 나타내었다. 본 연구의 결과는 느린 말속도가 SMI 그룹의 말산출 과정에서 나타나는 주요한 특성이고, 말명료도에 있어서 조음속도와 말속도가 중요한 역할을 함을 시사한다.

• 재활복지
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.217-231
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• 2017

안면부 및 경부 화상 환자에게 적절한 영양 공급을 위해 일차적으로 고려하여야 할 요소는 삼킴기능의 평가와 재활치료이며, 이와 더불어 타인과의 효과적인 의사소통과 심미적 기능을 만족시키기 위해 말능력에 대한 자세한 평가와 재활 역시 고려하여야 한다. 본 연구의 목적은 안면부 몇 경부화상 환자의 삼킴장애 및 말운동장애, 음성 장애 등을 종합적으로 파악할 수 있는 의사소통장애 선별프로토콜의 예비 문항을 정리하는데 있다. 화상으로 초래되는 여러 가지 의사소통장애를 다루고 있는 국외 연구들을 참고하여 '구강기제(oral mechanism)', '호흡/음성(respiration/voice)', '삼킴(swallowing)', '조음(articulation)'을 포함한 총 4개의 평가영역으로 나누고 하위범주와 이에 필요한 문항들을 작성하였고, 전문가 5인에 의한 내용타당도 검증 후 예비 문항을 선정하였다. 내용타당도 범위는 .50~.84로 나타났다. 구강기제 및 조음 평가 영역에 포함된 대부분의 선별평가 문항들이 적절하게 나타난 것과 다르게 호흡/음성 및 삼킴 평가 영역의 경우, 전문가마다 조금씩 다른 의견을 보이기도 하였다. 안면부 및 경부 화상 환자가 보이는 의사소통장애의 이질적인 특성 상, 본 연구를 통해 정리된 선별 프로토콜 항목을 바탕으로, 향후 화상 환자의 유형 및 중증도별 평가를 통해 각 환자에게 맞춘 평가 양식으로 적절히 수정하여 활용할 수 있을 것으로 예상한다. 이로써 구강조음기관의 기능적 해부와 생리에 대한 지식이 있고 이에 적합한 재활훈련이 가능한 언어재활사들이 화상 환자의 의사소통장애에 대해 더욱 종합적인 평가와 치료 적용이 가능할 것으로 기대한다.

• 음성과학
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• 제8권2호
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• pp.23-37
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• 2001

The primary sound produced by the vibration of vocal folds reaches the velopharyngeal isthmus and is directed both nasally and orally. The proportions of the each component is determined by the anatomical and functional status of the soft palate. The oral sounds composed of oral vowels and consonants according to the status of vocal tract, tongue, palate and lips. The nasal sounds composed of nasal consonants and nasal vowels, and further modified according to the status of the nasal airway, so anatomical abnormalities in the nasal cavity will influence nasal sound. The measurement of nasal sounds of speech has relied on the subjective scoring by listeners. The nasal sounds are described with nasality and nasalization. Generally, nasality has been assessed perceptually in the effect of maxillofacial procedures for cleft palate, sleep apnea, snoring and nasal disorders. The nasalization is considered as an acoustic phenomenon. Snoring and sleep apnea is a typical disorders due to abundant velopharynx. The sleep apnea has been known as a cessation of breathing for at least 10 seconds during sleep. Several medical and surgical methods for treating sleep apnea have been attempted. The uvulopalatopharyngoplasty(UPPP) involves removal of 1.0 to 3.0 cm of soft palate tissue with removal of redundant oropharyngeal mucosa and lateral tissue from the anterior and sometimes posterior faucial pillars. This procedure results in a shortened soft palate and a possible risk following this surgery may be velopharyngeal malfunctioning due to the shortened palate. Few researchers have systematically studied the effects of this surgery as it relates to speech production. Some changes in the voice quality such as resonance (nasality), articulation, and phonation have been reported. In view of the conflicting reports discussed, there remains some uncertainty about the speech status in patients following the snoring and sleep apnea surgery. The study was conducted in two phases: 1) acoustic analysis of oral and nasal sounds, and 2) evaluation of nasality.