Phonetics and Speech Sciences (말소리와 음성과학)

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Change in lip movement during speech by aging: Based on a double vowel

노화에 따른 발화 시 입술움직임의 변화: 이중모음을 중심으로

  • Park, Hee-June (Department of Speech and Hearing Therapy, Catholic University of Pusan)
  • 박희준 (부산가톨릭대학교 언어청각치료학과)
  • Received : 2021.02.14
  • Accepted : 2021.03.08
  • Published : 2021.03.31
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Abstract

This study investigated the change in lip movement during speech according to aging. For the study, 15 elderly women with an average of 69 years and 15 young women with an average of 22 years were selected. To measure the movement of the lips, the ratio between the minimum point and the maximum point of movement when pronouncing a double vowel was analyzed in pixel units using image analysis software. For clinical utility, the software was produced by applying an automated algorithm and compared with the results of handwork. This study found that the range of the width and length of lips in double vowel tasks was smaller for the elderly than that of the young. A strong positive correlation was found between manual and automated methods, indicating that both methods are useful for extracting lip contours. Based on the above results, it was found that the range of the lips decreased when ignited as aging progressed. Therefore, monitoring the condition of lip performance by simply measuring the movement of lips before aging progresses, and performing exercises to maintain lip range, will prevent pronunciation problems caused by aging.

본 연구에서는 노화에 따른 발화 시 입술 움직임의 변화를 알아보고자 하였다. 연구대상으로 평균 69세의 노인 여성 15명과 평균 22세의 젊은 여성 15명을 선정하였다. 입술 움직임을 측정하기 위해 이중모음 발화시 입술 움직임을 녹화하여 스틸 이미지로 저장한 다음 입술의 움직임이 최소인 부분과 최대한 길이를 영상분석 소프트웨어를 이용하여 pixel 단위로 수작업으로 분석하여 비교하였다. 임상적 활용성을 위해 자동화 알고리즘을 적용하여 소프트웨어를 제작했으며 수작업의 결과와 비교하였다. 연구결과 노년층의 경우 청년층에 비해 이중모음 과제에서 입술의 가로 및 세로의 길이 범위가 작은 것을 알 수 있었다. 수작업과 자동화 방법의 상관관계를 측정한 결과 강한 정적 상관관계가 나타나 두 방법 모두 입술 윤곽 추출 시 유용함을 알 수 있었다. 이상의 결과를 바탕으로 노화가 진행됨에 따라 발화 시 입술의 범위가 작아지는 것을 알 수 있었다. 따라서 노화가 진행되기 전 간단하게 입술의 움직임을 측정하여 본인의 상태를 모니터링하고 입술 범위를 유지할 수 있는 운동을 실시한다면 노화로 인한 발음 문제를 예방할 수 있을 것이다.

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