The Word Spondee In Audiology

The word spondee is short for the term spondaic words. In audiology, spondees refer to a two syllable word such as cupcake and butterfly. In the textbook titled Introduction to Audiology, Martin defines the term spondee as a “two syllable word pronounced with equal stress on both syllables” (Martin 450). They are often seen in the audiological test battery by being presented to the patient either through a microphone or a voiced disk that has already been recorded and stored on an audiologist’s drive. The use of the VU meter, which is the volume units meter, helps to attain equal syllabi stress. If the audiologist is using live voice, the VU meter should spike when both syllables are at 0 VU. To test the patient, the spondee word is given at