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Oral Diadochokinetic Rates across Languages: Multilingual Speakers Comparison
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Chu, Shin Ying; Foong, Jia Hao; Lee, Jaehoon; Ben-David, Boaz M.; Barlow, Steven M.; Hsu, Cristiane – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2021
Background: It is unclear whether oral diadochokinetic rate (oral-DDK) performance is affected by different languages within a multilingual country. Aims: This study investigated the effects of age, sex, and stimulus type (real word in L1, L2 vs. non-word) on oral-DDK rates among healthy Malaysian-Malay speakers in order to establish language- and…
Descriptors: Speech Evaluation, Oral Language, Speech Communication, Articulation (Speech)
L1 and Gender Effects in Korean Learners' Production of English /s/
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Seo, Misun – Journal of Pan-Pacific Association of Applied Linguistics, 2019
This study investigated the influence of L1 allophonic rule, L1 segment articulation, and gender in Korean learners' production of English /s/ in two different contexts (i.e., before a high front vowel vs. elsewhere) and at three different proficiency levels in English (i.e., low vs. intermediate vs. high). The influence of the Korean allophonic…
Descriptors: Native Language, Korean, Gender Differences, English (Second Language)
Intelligibility in Context Scale: Normative and Validation Data for English-Speaking Preschoolers
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McLeod, Sharynne; Crowe, Kathryn; Shahaeian, Ameneh – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2015
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to describe normative and validation data on the Intelligibility in Context Scale (ICS; McLeod, Harrison, & McCormack, 2012c) for English-speaking children. Method: The ICS is a 7-item, parent-report measure of children's speech intelligibility with a range of communicative partners. Data were collected…
Descriptors: Speech Skills, Articulation (Speech), Communication Skills, Measures (Individuals)
Vowel Acoustic Space Development in Children: A Synthesis of Acoustic and Anatomic Data
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Vorperian, Houri K.; Kent, Ray D. – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2007
Purpose: This article integrates published acoustic data on the development of vowel production. Age specific data on formant frequencies are considered in the light of information on the development of the vocal tract (VT) to create an anatomic-acoustic description of the maturation of the vowel acoustic space for English. Method: Literature…
Descriptors: Articulation (Speech), Vowels, Acoustics, Oral Language
Speaking Rates of American and New Zealand Varieties of English
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Robb, Michael P.; Maclagan, Margaret A.; Chen, Yang – Clinical Linguistics and Phonetics, 2004
Various acoustic measures of speaking rate were calculated for 40 adult speakers of New Zealand English (NZE). These measures were then compared to a group of 40 adult speakers of American English (AE). Results of the analysis identified significantly faster overall speaking rate and articulation rate for the NZE group compared to the AE group. No…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Gender Differences, English, Language Variation
Sex-Related Acoustic Changes in Voiceless English Fricatives
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Fox, Robert Allen; Nissen, Shawn L. – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2005
This investigation is a comprehensive acoustic study of 4 voiceless fricatives (/f [theta] s [esh]/) in English produced by adults and pre-and postpubescent children aged 6-14 years. Vowel duration, amplitude, and several different spectral measures (including spectral tilt and spectral moments) were examined. Of specific interest was the pattern…
Descriptors: Vowels, Discriminant Analysis, Acoustics, Children