Malay Wordlist Modeling for Articulation Disorder Patient by Using Computerized Speech Diagnosis System

Mohd Nizam Mazenan,Tan Tian Swee

doi:10.19026/rjaset.7.830

Abstract

The aim of this research was to assess the quality and the impact of using computerized speech diagnosis system to overcome the problem of speech articulation disorder among Malaysian context. The prototype of the system is already been develop in order to help Speech Therapist (ST) or Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) in diagnosis, preventing and treatment for an early stage. Few assessments will be conducted by ST over the patient and mostly the process is still using manual technique whereby the ST relies from their human hearing and their years of experience. This study will surveys the technique and method use by ST at Hospital Sultanah Aminah (HSA) (Speech therapist at Speech Therapy Center) to help patient that suffer from speech disorder especially in articulation disorder cases. Few experiment and result had also been present in this study where the computerized speech diagnosis system is being tested by using real patient voice sample that been collected from HSA and the students from Sekolah Kebangsaan Taman Universiti Satu.

Highlights

IntroductionIn general definition for the speech disorder is a form of therapy or process that has been designed to address language and speech disorder where it concern with disorders of human communication (Tan et al, 2007)
Speech therapy has many definition and conceptual meaning in it
Malay consonant consists of alphabet (B, D, G, K, L, N, P, R, S, T and Z), Malay vowel consists of alphabet (A, E, I, O, U), Malay alveolar consists of alphabet (D, L, N, R, S, T, Z) and lastly for Malay plosives will cover alphabet (B, D, G, K, P, T)

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Introduction

In general definition for the speech disorder is a form of therapy or process that has been designed to address language and speech disorder where it concern with disorders of human communication (Tan et al, 2007). The definition is always related to the word ST where it is about a person which address the same issue as they occur and will provide preventive care which been designed to stop or avoid such disorder before they start (Tim, 2005). Speech disorder is refers to a problem of producing sounds, whereas a language disorder refers to a difficulty understanding or putting words together to communicate idea (Bharathi and Shanthi, 2012). Based on statistical report by World Health Organization (WHO), speech and language disorder affects at least 3.5% of human population communication skills. Even though it maybe look to be small amount, but in Malaysia it effect 5-10% of children manifest speech and language problems where it is about 10,223 children were reported to have learning disabilities (Sri Raflesia Sdn Bhd, 2008; Jabatan Pendidikan Khas Kementerian Pendidikan Malaysia, 2002; Woo and Teoh, 2010)

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