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van Sluis, Klaske E.; Passchier, Ellen; van Son, Rob J. J. H.; van der Molen, Lisette; Stuiver, Martijn; van den Brekel, Michiel W. M.; Van den Steen, Leen; Kalf, Johanna G.; van Nuffelen, Gwen – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2023
Background: Several conditions and diseases can result in speech problems that can have a negative impact on everyday functioning, referred to as communicative participation. Subjective problems with acquired speech problems are often assessed with the speech handicap index (SHI). To assess generic participation problems, the Utrecht Scale for…
Descriptors: Indo European Languages, Translation, Test Construction, Test Validity
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Mazumdar, Barnali; Donovan, Neila J.; Sultana, Asifa – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2020
Background: A comprehensive aphasia assessment is necessary to diagnose the type and severity of aphasia differentially and guide appropriate interventions. One component of an aphasia assessment is the picture description task (PDT), designed to probe spontaneous speech fluency and information content. Most aphasia assessments use black-and-white…
Descriptors: Aphasia, Communication Disorders, Clinical Diagnosis, Pictorial Stimuli
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Boey, Ronny A.; Wuyts, Floris L.; van de Heyning, Paul H.; Heylen, Louis; de Bodt, Marc S. – Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics, 2009
Clinical diagnostic procedures to distinguish stuttering from non-stuttering individuals partially rely on the observation of characteristics of stuttered words or syllables. The purpose of this study was to examine the sensitivity and specificity of such a procedure, and to describe the observed characteristics of stuttered words. Methods…
Descriptors: Speech Communication, Oral Reading, Stuttering, Indo European Languages
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van Rossum, M. A.; van As-Brooks, C. J.; Hilgers, F. J. M.; Roozen, M. – Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics, 2009
Glottal stops are conveyed by an abrupt constriction at the level of the glottis. Tracheoesophageal (TE) speakers are known to have poor control over the new voice source (neoglottis), and this might influence the production of "glottal" stops. This study investigated how TE speakers realized "glottal" stops in abutting words…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Acoustics, Speech Impairments, Voice Disorders