Deaf Accent??

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BTW, have any late Deafened folks been told, like I was the other day, that they are getting an accent? My young terp told me I was getting a "Deaf accent" cause I don't hear myself much anymore.

I was in the store with my young terp friend, and the clerk was asking where I was from. I said "here". The clerk said no, before here? This went on for a while and my young terp friend who was with me asked permission to talk for me, and I said ok. He told the man that I was deaf, (like the ASL would not give that away) and then the man understood. (Terp signs and talks, nice kid I wasn't left out, and not rescued, just faster! We wanted to go to rent a movie. )

Later, my friend told me that I am getting an accent. Huh. How bout that? One of my coworkers mentioned it.

See, at home or in the community, I don't wear my hearing gear. I often don't talk to people then. (if I talk, they expect me to hear) I only wear the gear at work. Yuck. All those things irritate my ears. I don't like them. If I have an ear infection they tell me that I sound funny. (Like odd, ya know, not haha funny)
 
Prior to receiving my CIs, I don't know if I had a deaf accent per se, but people did tell me that I sounded like I couldn't hear well. My speech was slurred and monotonous. I also mispronounced words, had what sounded to others like a lisp and spoke loudly at times. Now that I have CIs, I'm able to regulate the volume of my voice and have been told that my speech is much clearer than it was before I was implanted.
 
I have a deaf friend who was born deaf and had to grow up orally. She has a little bit of a deaf "accent", mostly with "r" sounds. But she speaks incredibly clearly, with nuances in speech patterns, and perfect inflection. Amazing considering she was born deaf and grew up profoundly deaf. She also reads lips almost perfectly. Sometimes she reads lips too much! I was talking to her once when she was over for a dinner party and fingerspelled my boyfriends name (Ray) and was also speaking since I was in a group setting, and she nodded and all.... a few days later, I got a card from her thanking me for such a wonderful time, and it was addressed to me and... Wayne!

Another woman at the deaf church I attend was born deaf but grew up orally as well, but grew up in I think Trinidad..... interestingly enough, she has a Trinidadian accent! And another guy from India has an Indian accent even though he was born deaf as well. Its rather fascinating....
 
i tend to mispronouce my words even with my ci, i also cannot control my voice volume n tones, I just cant tell the difference
 
I also mispronounce words even though I have CIs. Just yesterday, I learned how to pronounce "mischievous." I always pronounced it as "mischeevous" when it's actually "mischevus."
 
Son said that I speak better than Late-Deafened that's becuz they can't hear. I don't sound like deaf accent.
 
deafteen,

Have you ever thought about having AVT (auditory-verbal therapy)? I was supposed to have AVT after my first CI was activated, but since I was progressing well, I didn't think there was a reason to.
 
An AVT therapist could help you work on regulating your voice. That is, if you want to. I'm not pressuring you either way. I'm just mentioning it since you talked about wondering if your voice sounds normal. :)
 
I grew up Orally so I didn't really have deaf accent....even though I do mispronounce some of the words and I have CI. The letter I have hard time saying are the Z. For some reason, I can't say Zoo, instead from what people tells me, I say it Sue.

The only time that I would have a "deaf" accent is when I'm sick with a cold or flu...then my voice are WAY off, making it sound like I have deaf accent.

But I have often wondered if my voice are normal....I feel like my voice is a bit deeper than what hearing females would have but I've been told many times by strangers and family/friends that my voice sounds normal, and that I do sound like a female.
 
I'm always told I sound like I'm from somewhere else too. But other than that I often get told I speak very well. (Didn't always used to though, it has improved much in the last few years.) I still think I talk way louder than I should, however. I have to think twice to adjust my volume.
 
Interesting topic!!....I'm from the South, but was quizzed often and asked if I were Swedish??...I'm late-deafened, (14 yrs. old)...and now 62 yrs. old. Whenever I get excited or angry, I tend to talk "too fast", and makes me not understandable. And I get loud! All my life, I've gotten "quizzical looks" when conversing.

The word "lasanga" is a tongue-twister to me! And African-American names!
 
I have read about many people talking too loud... I was wondering, are there people who were told that their voices are too low? :shrug:

:ty: Jamie
 
Occassionally when i dont have my ci on apparently Im sometimes loud or quiet LOL
 
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