01978caa a2200217 4500 210629s9999 xx 000 0 und d 2208-2115 Reeny Roy Contrastive analysis of vowel production in Hindi and Malayalam learning infants 2019 Associate Professor, Department of Speech Language Pathology and Audiology, Naseema Institute of Speech and Hearing, Bangalore Professor and Head, Department of Clinical Services, All India Institute of Speech and Hearing, Mysore 11-31 Volume 5 Issue 6 Infants begin to vocalize as early as they are born. Speech like vocalizations such as gurgles, shrieks are also accompanied. Parent and caregiver interaction during this period are vital for early pre linguistic vocalizations. Early vocalizations are usually vowel like forms. The researcher’s previous studies focused on vowel production in Hindi and Malayalam learning children. However, in this locus, it isexcitingtocompare and contrast theearly vowel productions in both these language learning infants. The present paper focusses on analyzing the contrastive features of vowel productionin 4to 12month-old infants inHindi andMalayalam language. The participants consisted of 80 typically developing native speakingHindi andMalayalam infants. The audio recordings were carried out and transcribed. The transcribed data was analyzed in IPA to acquire the frequency of the vowel productions. Pre-linguistic, Early vowel productions,Malayalam,Hindi Sreedevi, N International Journal For Research In Educational Studies https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwjv77Dl9K_xAhVi4jgGHWYJDLcQFjAAegQIBBAD&url=https%3A%2F%2Fgnpublication.org%2Findex.php%2Fes%2Farticle%2Fdownload%2F996%2F761%2F&usg=AOvVaw1HS39qNt1-QPCneGxGBcsJ FJAS FJAS 17918 17918