The Vocal Quality of Deaf Children

Author

Michaela Nollau, Fontbonne College

Year of Award

1977

Degree

Master of Science (MS)

College

College of Education & Allied Health

Department

Communication Disorders and Deaf Education

First Advisor

Jack Ferguson

Keywords

etiology, congenital, profound, moderate, speech, pitch, nasal, consonants, hearing

Abstract

Much has been written on the characteristics that contribute to the make-up of the voice. However, little or no research has been conducted to test the relationship between the vocal quality of the deaf child and the; l) age of onset of the loss; 2) severity of the loss; and 3) etiology of the loss. This paper will examine and discuss the many distinctive attributes of the deaf voice and determine if there is a direct relationship between the above three factors and if these factors will produce a specific voice when these factors are identical. It is the belief of the author that there are more determining factors which produce a definite voice quality in the deaf other than the age of onset, severity of the loss, and the etiology. In the author's opinion, the voice quality of the deaf child does depend to a small degree on the above three factors, but more importantly the quality is dependent on the individual.

Document Type

Restricted Thesis

Recommended Citation

Nollau, Michaela, "The Vocal Quality of Deaf Children" (1977). All Theses, Dissertations, and Capstone Projects. 38.
https://griffinshare.fontbonne.edu/all-etds/38