Psychometric Evaluation of a Digitally Recorded Urdu Monosyllabic Word List for Word Recognition Score Testing.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objectives

Monosyllable words are the most common speech recognition stimuli since they test auditory perception and are used to assess speech recognition. However, there is a lack of resources available for the Urdu-speaking Pakistani population. This study aims to develop and psychometrically evaluate a digitally recorded Urdu monosyllabic word list for Word Recognition Score (WRS) testing.

Subjects and methods

A total of 135 monosyllabic words were selected from a previous study. These words were digitally recorded by a native female Urdu speaker in a studio. The recordings were psychometrically assessed by 30 native Urdu speakers with normal hearing. The 100 most familiar words were selected and organized into two lists, each further divided into four halv

SUBMITTER: Zubair M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12046199 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature