SOFTWARE

Brand:  Dr René Hornby

The Arthur Boothroyd isophonemic word lists are re- recorded with permission from Dr Boothroyd using a South African first language English male speaker.

- 20 x 10 word isophonemic word lists for word recognition testing.

- Phonemically scored (30 phonemes per word list)

Sponsored by: Department of Veterans Affairs

Made available to the private sector by the Arizona State University Foundation

Professional recorded, using USA English female and male speakers for various tracks / tests.

- Track 02 (SRT): 72 CID W-1 Spondaic Words

- Track 03 – 10 (WR): 8 X 25 Maryland CNC words in the left channel

- Track 03 – 10 (WR): 8 X 25 CID W-22 words in the right channel

- Track 11 – 14 (WR): 4 X 25 Maryland CNC words in the left channel

- Track 11 – 14 (WR): 4 X 25 Rush Hughes PB-50 words in the right channel

- Track 17 – 24: 8 X 25 NU-6 words

Die Foneties Verteenwoordigende Eenlettergrepige Woordlyste in Afrikaans (FVEWA) was developed to fill the void of true phonetically representative and balanced word lists in Afrikaans.

Van Heerden (1999) determined the sound distribution of sounds in Afrikaans, using the phonetic transcript of conversation in Afrikaans, the results of which were used to develop the FWEVA.

- 6 x 25 word phonetically balanced word lists in Afrikaans.

- Phonetically balanced according to research on the frequency of occurrence of sounds in standard Afrikaans.

- Presented by a first language Afrikaans speaker.

These word lists were recorded by a professional sound engineer, and edited according to the latest international standards to normalised loudness.

- 36 x Words

- Recorded using a South African female English speaker

- Word list standardised for use in South Africa

These word lists were recorded by a professional sound engineer, and edited according to the latest international standards to normalised loudness.

- 27 x Words

- Recorded using a South African female Afrikaans speaker

- Word list developed and standardised in South Africa

Brand: Dr René Hornby

This version of the NU-6 allows the audiologist to reduce the testing time in cases where the patient has essentially normal word recognition ability. It employs a “series positive test methodology” (Hurley end Sells, 2003).

- 4 x phonemically balanced word lists developed and standardised in America.

- Re-recorded using a South African English speaker

- 10, 25 or 50 words can be presented, depending on the patient’s performance.

These word lists were recorded by a professional sound engineer, and edited according to the latest international standards to normalised loudness.

- 8 x 25 Words

- Recorded using a South African male English speaker

- Word list standardised for use in South Africa

These word lists were recorded by a professional sound engineer, and edited according to the latest international standards to normalised loudness.

- 8 x 25 Words

- Recorded using a South African male Afrikaans speaker

- Word list developed and standardised in South Africa

These word lists were recorded by a professional sound engineer, and edited according to the latest international standards to normalised loudness.

-  8 x 25 Words

-  Recorded using a South African male Zulu speaker

-  Word list developed and  standardised in South Africa

These word lists were recorded by a professional sound engineer, and edited according to the latest international standards to normalised loudness.

-  8 x 25 Words

-  Recorded using a South African male Sepedi speaker

-  Word list developed and  standardised in South Africa