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Madison Raelene Dunlap – ProQuest LLC, 2024
With the increasing prevalence of autism diagnoses globally, the overall aim of this dissertation is to improve our understanding of the linguistic aptitude of autistic individuals. Given that the autism diagnosis is a spectrum, we rely on the Autism Quotient (AQ) test, which measures the quantity of autistic-like traits an individual possesses,…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, English, Language Dominance, Children
von Wertz, Sloane Celeste – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Languages generally use musical pitch variation of the voice as part of their sound systems (Maddieson, 2011)--pitch variations that can be somewhat reminiscent of music. Music ability and/or training may influence language processing (e.g., Bidelman et al., 2011; Delogue et al., 2010). In particular, studies have concluded that there may be a…
Descriptors: Intonation, Phonology, Tone Languages, Native Speakers