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Staiger, Anja; Ruttenauer, Anna; Ziegler, Wolfram – Language and Cognitive Processes, 2010
The term "phrase-level reduction" refers to transformations of the phonetic forms of words in connected speech. They are a characteristic property of fluent speech in normal speakers. Phrase-level reductions contribute to a reduction of articulatory-motor effort and constitute an important aspect of speech naturalness. So far, these phenomena have…
Descriptors: Investigations, Speech, Phonetics, Speech Impairments
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McLeod, Sharynne – Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics, 2011
Speech-language pathologists (SLPs) rely on knowledge of tongue placement to assess and provide intervention. A total of 175 SLPs who worked with children with speech sound disorders (SSDs) drew coronal diagrams of tongue/palate contact for 24 English consonants. Comparisons were made between their responses and typical English-speaking adults'…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Speech Language Pathology, English, Phonemes