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Vocal fold collision threshold pressure: An alternative to phonation threshold pressure?
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Abstract Phonation threshold pressure (PTP), frequently used for characterizing vocal fold properties, is often difficult to measure. This investigation analyses the lowest pressure initiating vocal fold collision (CTP). Microphone, electroglottograph (EGG), and oral pressure signals were recorded, before and after vocal warm-up, in 15 amateur singers, repeating the syllable /pa:/ at several fundamental frequencies with gradually decreasing vocal loudness. Subglottal pressure was estimated from oral pressure during the p-occlusion, using the audio and the EGG amplitudes as criteria for PTP and CTP. The coefficient of v...
Source: Logopedics, Phoniatrics, Vocology. - November 17, 2009 Category: Speech Therapy Authors: Enflo L, Sundberg J Tags: Logoped Phoniatr Vocol Source Type: journals
Voice as a tool communicating intentions.Email this article to a colleague.
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Abstract The ability to understand speakers' intentions is examined for typically developing children (TDC), children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD), and children with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Four types of spoken phrases, expressing praise, sarcasm, blame, and banter, were presented, and subjects were asked to judge if the speaker praises you or not, or if she blames you or not. The children could correctly judge the speaker's intention for congruent phrases such as praise and blame. TDC younger than 8 years had significantly lower correct percent compared to the TDC older than them for t...
Source: Logopedics, Phoniatrics, Vocology. - November 17, 2009 Category: Speech Therapy Authors: Imaizumi S, Furuya I, Yamasaki K Tags: Logoped Phoniatr Vocol Source Type: journals
Verbal inflection in the acquisition of Kuwaiti Arabic.Email this article to a colleague.
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ABSTRACTThis paper investigates the distribution of imperfective and perfective verb inflections in Kuwaiti Arabic. Spontaneous speech of three children (1 ; 8-3 ; 1) was analyzed for accuracy and error types. The results showed that the verbal inflections appeared correct almost all the time (89-97% of the time). Agreement errors appeared 3-11% of the time. The children did not inflect the verb in obligatory contexts in describing ongoing action 2-12% of the time. It is predicted that children acquiring Arabic would select a default form in place of fully inflected forms. The children used a non-finite form which is i...
Source: Journal of Child Language - November 16, 2009 Category: Speech Therapy Authors: Aljenaie K Tags: J Child Lang Source Type: journals
Focus identification in child Mandarin.Email this article to a colleague.
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In this study, we investigated how Mandarin-speaking children and adults interpret focus structures like Zhiyou Yuehan chi-le pingguo 'Only John ate an apple' and Shi Yuehan chi-de pingguo 'It is John who ate an apple'. We found that children tended to associate focus operators zhiyou 'only' and shi 'be' with the verb phrase (VP), whereas adults uniquely associated them with the subject noun phrase (NP). To account for this difference, we propose that children initially treat focus operators as adverbials, thus ending up associating them with the VP. In order to assess our proposal, we examined children's understanding of ...
Source: Journal of Child Language - November 16, 2009 Category: Speech Therapy Authors: Zhou P, Crain S Tags: J Child Lang Source Type: journals
Help Restore Hearing Screening for NYC School ChildrenEmail this article to a colleague.
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Source: ASHA Action Alerts - November 15, 2009 Category: Speech Therapy Authors: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Source Type: organizations
Navigating evidence-based information sources in augmentative and alternative communication.Email this article to a colleague.
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An important part of evidence-based practice is to identify the best and most current research evidence to guide clinical practice. The purpose of this paper is to propose the use of the 5-S model by Haynes ( 2006 ) as a principled approach for navigating evidence-based information sources related to interventions in augmentative and alternative communication (AAC). The 5-S model is a pyramid that is used from the top down, beginning with systems followed by summaries, synopses, syntheses, and studies. The 5-S model is described along with relevant evidence-based information sources in AAC, and subsequently illustrated...
Source: Augmentative and Alternative Communication - November 14, 2009 Category: Speech Therapy Authors: Schlosser RW, Sigafoos J Tags: Augment Altern Commun Source Type: journals
Translucency and Learnability of Blissymbols in Setswana-speaking Children: An Exploration.Email this article to a colleague.
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This study is partially based on the study by Quist et al. ( 1998 ), which utilized Dutch and American participants. Thirty-four Setswana children were exposed to 93 selected Blissymbols. A 3-point semantic differential scale consisting of three faces accompanied each Blissymbol, without the written gloss. This procedure was repeated over a period of 3 days. The results indicated that the majority of Blissymbols were rated as having high translucency ratings. The research further demonstrated significant differences in translucency between first and second exposures, suggesting that learning of the symbols had occurred. Th...
Source: Augmentative and Alternative Communication - November 14, 2009 Category: Speech Therapy Authors: Bornman J, Alant E, Du Preez A Tags: Augment Altern Commun Source Type: journals
Speech disorders in neurofibromatosis type 1: a sample survey.Email this article to a colleague.
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Conclusion: The results indicate that speech difficulties are an area of interest in the NF1 population. Further research to elucidate these findings is needed.
PMID: 19900076 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders)
Source: International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders - November 10, 2009 Category: Speech Therapy Authors: Cosyns M, Vandeweghe L, Mortier G, Janssens S, Van Borsel J Tags: Int J Lang Commun Disord Source Type: journals
Procedural and declarative memory in children with and without specific language impairment.Email this article to a colleague.
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Conclusions & Implications: The results were interpreted to suggest an uneven profile of memory functioning in specific language impairment. On measures of declarative memory, specific language impairment appears to be associated with difficulties learning verbal information. At the same time, procedural memory is also appears to be impaired. Collectively, this study indicates multiple memory impairments in specific language impairment.
PMID: 19900077 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders)
Source: International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders - November 10, 2009 Category: Speech Therapy Authors: Lum JA, Gelgic C, Conti-Ramsden G Tags: Int J Lang Commun Disord Source Type: journals
Current Training and Continuing Education Needs of School-Based Speech-Language Pathologists Regarding Children with Cleft Lip/Palate.Email this article to a colleague.
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CONCLUSION: When assessing and treating a low-incidence population, such as cleft-related communication disorders, school-based speech-language pathologists need accessible, accurate continuing education resources and collaboration with specialists in this field.
PMID: 19901037 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools)
Source: Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools - November 9, 2009 Category: Speech Therapy Authors: Bedwinek AP, Kummer AW, Rice GB, Grames LM Tags: Lang Speech Hear Serv Sch Source Type: journals
Effects of a Supplemental Spanish Oral Language Program on Sentence Length, Complexity, and Grammaticality in Spanish-speaking Children Attending English-only Preschools.Email this article to a colleague.
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Discussions and clinical implications The findings demonstrate that a daily short native language program has significant effects on sentence length in words and subordination index in ELLs attending English-only preschool programs.
PMID: 19901038 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools)
Source: Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools - November 9, 2009 Category: Speech Therapy Authors: Restrepo MA, Castilla AP, Schwanenflugel PJ, Pritchett SN, Hamilton CE, Arboleda A Tags: Lang Speech Hear Serv Sch Source Type: journals
Parents' use of conventional and unconventional labels in conversations with their preschoolers.Email this article to a colleague.
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ABSTRACTParents' use of conventional versus unconventional labels with their two- (n=12), three- (n=12) and four-year-old children (n=12) was assessed as they talked about objects that were either known or unknown to them. For known objects, parents provided typical conventional labels casually during the conversation. For unknown objects, parents were less likely to use typical nouns as labels and marked their labels with additional information suggesting that the labels might be unconventional. Parents marked potentially unconventional labels by providing explicit statements of ignorance and paralinguistic cues of un...
Source: Journal of Child Language - November 5, 2009 Category: Speech Therapy Authors: Henderson AM, Sabbagh MA Tags: J Child Lang Source Type: journals
Self-esteem of adolescents with specific language impairment as they move from compulsory education.Email this article to a colleague.
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Conclusions & Implications: This study has provided evidence for improvements in self-esteem for young people with SLI after they leave school and enter the world of non-compulsory education (typically at a college), employment and training. The study has also indicated the importance of addressing self-esteem as a multi-dimensional construct and the consequent necessity to use instruments that assess different domains of self-esteem.
PMID: 19886847 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders)
Source: International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders - November 4, 2009 Category: Speech Therapy Authors: Lindsay G, Dockrell J, Palikara O Tags: Int J Lang Commun Disord Source Type: journals
Reconciling the perspective of practitioner and service user: findings from The Aphasia in Scotland study.Email this article to a colleague.
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Conclusions & Implications: The findings from this study indicate that although there are clearly common perspectives, the views of people with aphasia about services do not necessarily coincide with those of service providers. This is an important consideration when initiating consultation and highlights the need for clarity on the part of practitioners in identifying the aims and objectives of their ervices as far as people with aphasia are concerned.
PMID: 19886848 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders)
Source: International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders - November 4, 2009 Category: Speech Therapy Authors: Law J, Huby G, Irving AM, Pringle AM, Conochie D, Haworth C, Burston A Tags: Int J Lang Commun Disord Source Type: journals
Assessing early communication behaviours: structure and validity of the Communication and Symbolic Behaviour Scales-Developmental Profile (CSBS-DP) in 12-month-old infants.Email this article to a colleague.
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Conclusions & Implications: As measures of early communication skill for young infants, the CSBS-DP Behaviour Sample and the Infant-Toddler Checklist are valid clinical tools for measuring constructs broadly representing Social, Speech, and Symbolic communication skills. The Speech composite in particular emerged as a strong factor under the Behaviour Sample.
PMID: 19886849 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders)
Source: International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders - November 4, 2009 Category: Speech Therapy Authors: Eadie PA, Ukoumunne O, Skeat J, Prior MR, Bavin E, Bretherton L, Reilly S Tags: Int J Lang Commun Disord Source Type: journals
Impact of the Picture Exchange Communication System: Effects on Communication and Collateral Effects on Maladaptive Behaviors.Email this article to a colleague.
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This study investigated the use of PECS with three young boys with autism to determine the impact of PECS training on use of pictures for requesting, use of intelligible words, and maladaptive behaviors. A multiple baseline-probe design with a staggered start was implemented. Results indicated that all of the participants quickly learned to make requests using pictures and that two used intelligible speech following PECS instruction; maladaptive behaviors were variable throughout baseline and intervention phases. Although all of the participants improved in at least one dependent variable, there remain questions regarding ...
Source: Augmentative and Alternative Communication - November 3, 2009 Category: Speech Therapy Authors: Ganz JB, Parker R, Benson J Tags: Augment Altern Commun Source Type: journals
Australian Speech-Language Pathologists' Perceptions and Experiences of Augmentative and Alternative Communication in Early Childhood Intervention.Email this article to a colleague.
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Speech-language pathologists (SLPs) working in early childhood intervention are expected to have knowledge and skills across a number of areas and to engage in evidence-based practice. We explored the knowledge and perceptions of SLPs working with young children within Australian early childhood settings about augmentative and alternative communication (AAC), evidence-based practice, and barriers to such practice. Fourteen clinicians participated in group or individual interviews. Thematic analysis of the transcripts of these discussions revealed that they had a broad view of AAC and its benefits. Their reported assess...
Source: Augmentative and Alternative Communication - November 3, 2009 Category: Speech Therapy Authors: Iacono T, Cameron M Tags: Augment Altern Commun Source Type: journals
The Use of Augmentative and Alternative Communication Methods with Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities: A Research Review.Email this article to a colleague.
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This review sought to determine the evidence base of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) use with infants and toddlers with disabilities. The review identified 12 studies, involving 190 participants aged 36 months or younger. The majority of the studies investigated unaided AAC methods (e.g., gestures or sign language), with 42% of the studies also including aided AAC methods. Although all studies reported improvement in child communication following AAC intervention, in-depth analyses of study methodology indicated that only 7 out of 12 provided conclusive evidence. Implications for early intervention AAC...
Source: Augmentative and Alternative Communication - November 3, 2009 Category: Speech Therapy Authors: Branson D, Demchak M Tags: Augment Altern Commun Source Type: journals
Early Evidence of Low-Tech Communication in an Otto Dix Painting of 1920.Email this article to a colleague.
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This paper presents and analyzes a finding that gives evidence of the use of a low-tech communication device long before the formal establishment of the field of augmentative and alternative communication. The device, a simple low-tech alphabet board, is portrayed in a 1920 painting of World War I veterans by German Expressionist Otto Dix. Entitled "War Cripples," the painting shows one of the veterans, who sustained severe disfigurement and jaw mutilation resulting in speech loss, pointing to a letter on a chart pinned to his uniform. The analysis of the painting utilized Aby Warburg's methodology for researching the ...
Source: Augmentative and Alternative Communication - November 3, 2009 Category: Speech Therapy Authors: Reily L, Panhan H, Tupinambá A Tags: Augment Altern Commun Source Type: journals
An Examination of Preference for Augmentative and Alternative Communication Devices with Two Boys with Significant Intellectual Disabilities.Email this article to a colleague.
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Selecting an appropriate mode of communication is an important clinical decision when beginning an augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) intervention. In the present study, we investigated whether two boys with significant intellectual disabilities would show a preference for using one of three AAC devices. Initially, the boys were taught to use three AAC devices (i.e., Cyrano Communicator, Mini-MessageMate, and a Picture Communication Board) using a multiple-probe-across-devices design. One participant was successful with only one device, while the other was successful in acquiring basic use of all three de...
Source: Augmentative and Alternative Communication - November 3, 2009 Category: Speech Therapy Authors: Cannella-Malone HI, Debar RM, Sigafoos J Tags: Augment Altern Commun Source Type: journals
Re: Bonilha HS, O'Shields M, Gerlach TT, Deliyski DD. Arytenoid adduction asymmetries in persons with and without voice disorders. Logoped Phoniatr Vocol. 2009 Aug 26:1-7. [E-pub ahead of print].Email this article to a colleague.
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PMID: 19883166 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Logopedics, Phoniatrics, Vocology.)
Source: Logopedics, Phoniatrics, Vocology. - November 2, 2009 Category: Speech Therapy Authors: Friedrich G Tags: Logoped Phoniatr Vocol Source Type: journals
Perceptual evaluation of pathological voice quality: A comparative analysis between the RASATI and GRBASI scales.Email this article to a colleague.
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Abstract To provide mutual understanding between different evaluation scales for pathological voice quality, comparative analyses between the GRBASI and the RASATI systems were conducted. A total of 100 voice samples were rated by experienced Brazilian and Japanese listeners. Analysis by factor analysis with varimax rotation identified significant interrelations between the scales, with asthenia, instability, and roughness as the common factors. Grade-of-hoarseness, only included in GRBASI, corresponds to a combination of roughness, breathiness, and instability. Harshness, included only in RASATI, can be predicted by b...
Source: Logopedics, Phoniatrics, Vocology. - November 2, 2009 Category: Speech Therapy Authors: Yamauchi EJ, Imaizumi S, Maruyama H, Haji T Tags: Logoped Phoniatr Vocol Source Type: journals
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PMID: 19883168 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Logopedics, Phoniatrics, Vocology.)
Source: Logopedics, Phoniatrics, Vocology. - November 2, 2009 Category: Speech Therapy Authors: Sundberg J, Lindblom B, Ternström S Tags: Logoped Phoniatr Vocol Source Type: journals
On the problem of listening while talking.Email this article to a colleague.
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Abstract The Gauffin and Sundberg technique of assessing masking during vocalization was modified and tested on 22 normal-hearing and 20 hearing-impaired subjects. The masking effect of the vocalized [a:] on narrow-band noise pulses (250-8,000 Hz) and on test reading was studied. The results showed that the female voice was about 4 dB more efficient in masking external speech compared to the male voice and that the female voice had a high-frequency bias of masking the narrow-band noise, whereas the male voice had a low-frequency bias. Subjects with hearing impairment in the high frequencies were particularly impaired b...
Source: Logopedics, Phoniatrics, Vocology. - November 2, 2009 Category: Speech Therapy Authors: Borg E, Gustafsson D, Bergkvist C, Wikström C Tags: Logoped Phoniatr Vocol Source Type: journals
Perception of basic emotions from speech prosody in adolescents with Asperger's syndrome.Email this article to a colleague.
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This study focuses on how adolescents with AS (n=12) and their typically developed controls (n=15) recognize the basic emotions happy, sad, angry, and 'neutral' from speech prosody. Adolescents with AS recognized basic emotions from speech prosody as well as their typically developed controls did. Possibly the recognition of basic emotions develops during the childhood.
PMID: 19883170 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Logopedics, Phoniatrics, Vocology.)
Source: Logopedics, Phoniatrics, Vocology. - November 2, 2009 Category: Speech Therapy Authors: Heikkinen J, Jansson-Verkasalo E, Toivanen J, Suominen K, Väyrynen E, Moilanen I, Seppänen T Tags: Logoped Phoniatr Vocol Source Type: journals
The movement of the diaphragm monitored by ultrasound imaging: Preliminary findings of diaphragm movements in classical singing.Email this article to a colleague.
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This study will by ultrasound imaging (USI) investigate the movement of the diaphragm (DPH) during classical singing. Due to the complex structures of the DPH both the anterior and dorsal sections of the DPH will be investigated. The movement of the anterior section is surveyed by performing a transabdominal scan from the right hypochondrium. The movement of the dorsal section is surveyed by examining the movement of the left kidney. We conclude that USI is a promising tool for surveying the movement of the DPH. Especially the anterior section is easily assessed; however, also the dorsal section may indirectly be surveyed ...
Source: Logopedics, Phoniatrics, Vocology. - November 2, 2009 Category: Speech Therapy Authors: Pettersen V, Eggebø TM Tags: Logoped Phoniatr Vocol Source Type: journals
Final lengthening in Parkinsonian French speech: effects of position in phrase on the duration of CV syllables and speech segments.Email this article to a colleague.
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This study had two objectives. The first was to analyse the impact of Parkinson's disease (PD) on the duration of CV syllables and their components in different positions within phrases in French; the second was to examine the distribution of final lengthening (FL) on syllable sub-components. Two main tendencies emerged: (1) PD patients produced normal FL, and (2) FL influenced vowels more than consonants. These findings suggest that PD speakers had no difficulty with FL and that there is a progressive lengthening across the sub-constituents of the final syllable. More fundamentally, these results indicate that the syntact...
Source: Clinical Linguistics and Phonetics - November 1, 2009 Category: Speech Therapy Authors: Duez D, Legou T, Viallet F Tags: Clin Linguist Phon Source Type: journals
Phonological development of Kuwaiti Arabic: preliminary data.Email this article to a colleague.
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An overview of Kuwaiti Arabic is presented, with very preliminary data from two typically developing brothers (ages 2;4 and 5;2) and a 6-year-old with a severe sensorineural hearing impairment. The siblings show early mastery of many aspects of the complex Arabic phonological system, with universally expected later mastery of coronal fricatives and /r/. The 6-year-old shows patterns typical of children with hearing impairments, e.g. hypernasality, a prevalence of 'visible' segments, particularly labials, and simplified syllable structure. Her accurate use of /l/, /r/, and some gutturals, however, raise questions about ...
Source: Clinical Linguistics and Phonetics - November 1, 2009 Category: Speech Therapy Authors: Ayyad H, Bernhardt BM Tags: Clin Linguist Phon Source Type: journals
Lexical-semantic immaturities manifesting as grammatical disorders: evidence from a child language sample.Email this article to a colleague.
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Given the growing evidence of the integral role that semantic development plays in normal child syntactic acquisition, it is very likely that lexical-semantic deficits can have ramifications for a child's grammar. This paper illustrates how semantics and syntax interact in a case study of a child, 5;3 years, with apparent grammatical deficits. Using concepts from Principles and Parameters Theory, a language sample analysis revealed that what appeared to be purely grammatical deficits arose via underlying lexical-semantic mechanisms. Language sample analyses to adequately guide intervention planning may thus need to mov...
Source: Clinical Linguistics and Phonetics - November 1, 2009 Category: Speech Therapy Authors: Mok Z, Kipka PF Tags: Clin Linguist Phon Source Type: journals
Estimating dysphonia severity in continuous speech: application of a multi-parameter spectral/cepstral model.Email this article to a colleague.
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The purpose of the study was to identify a sub-set of spectral/cepstral-based analysis methods that would most effectively predict dysphonia severity (as estimated via auditory-perceptual analysis) in samples of continuous speech. Acoustic estimates of dysphonia severity were used as an objective treatment outcomes measure in a set of pre- vs post-treatment speech samples. Pre- and post-treatment continuous speech samples from 104 females with primary muscle tension dysphonia (MTD) were rated by listeners using a 100 point visual analogue scale (VAS) and analysed acoustically with spectral/cepstral-based measures. Step...
Source: Clinical Linguistics and Phonetics - November 1, 2009 Category: Speech Therapy Authors: Awan SN, Roy N, Dromey C Tags: Clin Linguist Phon Source Type: journals
Is /h/ phonetically neutral?Email this article to a colleague.
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Use of /h/ in the phrase, 'Say /hVC/ again' has been tacitly assumed to provide a neutral phonetic context in which to study the articulatory characteristics of speech either preceding or following /h/ articulation. Yet, assessment of the stability or neutrality of /h/ has gone untested. The current study sought to determine whether articulation of /h/ differs according to sex and language accent, as well as to examine its influence on subsequent vowel articulation. Selected acoustic features of /hVC/ were measured in 40 speakers of American English (AE) and 40 speakers of Mandarin-accented English (MAE). Results of an...
Source: Clinical Linguistics and Phonetics - November 1, 2009 Category: Speech Therapy Authors: Robb MP, Chen Y Tags: Clin Linguist Phon Source Type: journals
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PMID: 19880944 [PubMed - in process] (Source: American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology)
Source: American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology - November 1, 2009 Category: Speech Therapy Authors: Justice L Tags: Am J Speech Lang Pathol Source Type: journals
Transcribing the speech of children with cochlear implants: clinical application of narrow phonetic transcriptions.Email this article to a colleague.
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CONCLUSIONS: A set of principles for phonetic transcriptions is proposed. Narrow phonetic transcriptions that include all segment possibilities in the International Phonetic Alphabet and extensions for disordered speech are needed to capture the subtleties of the speech of children with cochlear implants. Narrow transcriptions also may play a key role in planning treatment.
PMID: 19880945 [PubMed - in process] (Source: American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology)
Source: American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology - November 1, 2009 Category: Speech Therapy Authors: Teoh AP, Chin SB Tags: Am J Speech Lang Pathol Source Type: journals
The Communication Attitude Test (CAT-S): normative values for 220 Swedish children.Email this article to a colleague.
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Conclusions & Implications: The norm values of CAT-S could be used for comparison of scores from Swedish children with speech disorders. The CAT-S is easy to administer and could be used either in a group setting for research purpose or individually at the clinic.
PMID: 19874090 [PubMed - in process] (Source: International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders)
Source: International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders - November 1, 2009 Category: Speech Therapy Authors: Johannisson TB, Wennerfeldt S, Havstam C, Naeslund M, Jacobson K, Lohmander A Tags: Int J Lang Commun Disord Source Type: journals
Comprehension of metaphor and metonymy in children with Williams syndrome.Email this article to a colleague.
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Conclusions & Implications: Metonyms may be part of vocabulary and treated as synonyms in Williams syndrome, while metaphor engages additional cognitive mechanisms outside language that develop atypically in this disorder. Despite earlier reports that emphasize good language skills, the Williams syndrome language system shows anomalies compared with typical development.
PMID: 19874091 [PubMed - in process] (Source: International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders)
Source: International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders - November 1, 2009 Category: Speech Therapy Authors: Annaz D, Van Herwegen J, Thomas M, Fishman R, Karmiloff-Smith A, Rundblad G Tags: Int J Lang Commun Disord Source Type: journals
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PMID: 19874092 [PubMed - in process] (Source: International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders)
Source: International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders - November 1, 2009 Category: Speech Therapy Tags: Int J Lang Commun Disord Source Type: journals
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PMID: 19863275 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Logopedics, Phoniatrics, Vocology.)
Source: Logopedics, Phoniatrics, Vocology. - October 30, 2009 Category: Speech Therapy Authors: Howard DM, Sell K Tags: Logoped Phoniatr Vocol Source Type: journals
Podcast 19: Hearing Screening In Public Schools: Why It's Important And What Parents Need To Know About ItEmail this article to a colleague.
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Hearing screening in public schools is vital care of the young. Yet, it is not uniform in practice and it isn't happening at all in some cases. Three experts explain what is involved and what parents need to know to help ensure that their children are screened. Consumers are urged to contact http://takeaction.asha.org and 1-800-638-8255 to learn more about this important care. (Source: ASHA Podcast)
Source: ASHA Podcast - October 30, 2009 Category: Speech Therapy Authors: ASHA Source Type: podcasts
Preschoolers' extension of novel words to animals and artifacts.Email this article to a colleague.
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We examined whether preschoolers' ontological knowledge would influence lexical extension. In Experiment 1, four-year-olds were presented with a novel label for either an object with eyes described as an animal, or the same object without eyes described as a tool. In the animal condition, children extended the label to similar-shaped objects, whereas in the tool condition, children extended the label to similar-function objects. In Experiment 2, when four-year-olds were presented with objects with eyes described as tools, they extended the label on the basis of shared function. These experiments suggest that preschoolers' ...
Source: Journal of Child Language - October 30, 2009 Category: Speech Therapy Authors: Graham SA, Welder AN, Merrifield BA, Berman JM Tags: J Child Lang Source Type: journals
Determining that a label is kind-referring: factors that influence children's and adults' novel word extensions.Email this article to a colleague.
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ABSTRACTThe present studies examined factors that influence children's and adults' interpretation of a novel word. Four factors are hypothesized to emphasize that a label refers to a richly structured category (also known as a 'kind'): generic language, internal property attributions, familiar kind labels and absence of a target photograph. In Study 1, for college students (N=125), internal property attributions resulted in more taxonomic and fewer shape responses. In Study 2, for four-year-olds (N=126), the presence of generic language and familiar kind labels resulted in more taxonomic choices. Further, the presence ...
Source: Journal of Child Language - October 30, 2009 Category: Speech Therapy Authors: Tare M, Gelman SA Tags: J Child Lang Source Type: journals
Predictors of early precocious talking: A prospective population study.Email this article to a colleague.
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This study examines potential predictors of 'precocious talking' (expressive language 90th percentile) at one and two years of age, and of 'stability' in precocious talking across both time periods, drawing on data from a prospective community cohort comprising over 1,800 children. Logistic regression was used to examine the relationship between precocious talking and the following potential predictors: gender, birth order, birth weight, non-English speaking background, socioeconomic status, maternal age, maternal mental health scores, and vocabulary and educational attainment of parents. The strongest predictors of precoc...
Source: Journal of Child Language - October 30, 2009 Category: Speech Therapy Authors: Skeat J, Wake M, Reilly S, Eadie P, Bretherton L, Bavin EL, Ukoumunne OC Tags: J Child Lang Source Type: journals
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Folia Phoniatr Logop 2009;61:309-310 (DOI:10.1159/000253485) (Source: Folia Phoniatrica et Logopaedica : Last 20 articles)
Source: Folia Phoniatrica et Logopaedica : Last 20 articles - October 29, 2009 Category: Speech Therapy Source Type: journals
Who Was Standing at the Cradle of Phoniatrics? To Celebrate the 90th Anniversary of the Name of Our Medical SpecialtyEmail this article to a colleague.
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Folia Phoniatr Logop 2009;61:311-315 (DOI:10.1159/000252846) (Source: Folia Phoniatrica et Logopaedica : Last 20 articles)
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Electroglottogram-Based Estimation of Vocal Economy: 'Quasi-Output-Cost Ratio'Email this article to a colleague.
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Folia Phoniatr Logop 2009;61:316-322 (DOI:10.1159/000252847) (Source: Folia Phoniatrica et Logopaedica : Last 20 articles)
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Auditory Processing in Children with Specific Language Impairments: Are there Deficits in Frequency Discrimination, Temporal Auditory Processing or General Auditory Processing?Email this article to a colleague.
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Folia Phoniatr Logop 2009;61:323-328 (DOI:10.1159/000252848) (Source: Folia Phoniatrica et Logopaedica : Last 20 articles)
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Statistical Models of F2 Slope in Relation to Severity of DysarthriaEmail this article to a colleague.
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Folia Phoniatr Logop 2009;61:329-335 (DOI:10.1159/000252849) (Source: Folia Phoniatrica et Logopaedica : Last 20 articles)
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School-Aged Children's Production of /s/ and /r/ Consonant ClustersEmail this article to a colleague.
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Folia Phoniatr Logop 2009;61:336-341 (DOI:10.1159/000252850) (Source: Folia Phoniatrica et Logopaedica : Last 20 articles)
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Objective Acoustic Analysis of Pathological Voices from Patients with Vocal Nodules and PolypsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Folia Phoniatr Logop 2009;61:342-349 (DOI:10.1159/000252851) (Source: Folia Phoniatrica et Logopaedica : Last 20 articles)
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Developmental Disorders of Language Learning and Cognition.Email this article to a colleague.
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PMID: 19860565 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders)
Source: International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders - October 27, 2009 Category: Speech Therapy Authors: Starling J Tags: Int J Lang Commun Disord Source Type: journals
Narrative-based intervention for word-finding difficulties: a case study.Email this article to a colleague.
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Conclusions & Implications: NBLI-WF was effective in improving naming accuracy in this single case, but there were limitations to the research. Further research is required to assess the changes that may occur in language production and word-finding characteristics in narrative. Community clinicians are encouraged to refine clinical practice to ensure clinical research meets quality indicators.
PMID: 19857187 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders)
Source: International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders - October 27, 2009 Category: Speech Therapy Authors: Marks I, Stokes SF Tags: Int J Lang Commun Disord Source Type: journals
