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Acoustic Vowel Analysis and Speech Intelligibility in Young Adult Hebrew Speakers: Developmental Dysarthria versus Typical Development
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Carl, Micalle; Icht, Michal – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2021
Background: Developmental dysarthria is a motor speech impairment commonly characterized by varying levels of reduced speech intelligibility. The relationship between intelligibility deficits and acoustic vowel space among these individuals has long been noted in the literature, with evidence of vowel centralization (e.g., in English and…
Descriptors: Semitic Languages, Speech Impairments, Correlation, Auditory Perception
Validation and Cross-Linguistic Adaptation of the Frenchay Dysarthria Assessment (FDA-2) Speech Intelligibility Tests: Hebrew Version
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Icht, Michal; Bergerzon-Bitton, Orly; Ben-David, Boaz M. – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2022
'Dysarthria' is a group of motor speech disorders resulting from a disturbance in neuromuscular control. Most individuals with dysarthria cope with communicative restrictions due to speech impairments and reduced intelligibility. Thus, language-sensitive measurements of intelligibility are important in dysarthria neurological assessment. The…
Descriptors: Speech Impairments, Articulation (Education), Psychomotor Skills, Intelligibility