Phonetic Implementation of Prosodic Emphasis in Preschool-Aged Children and Adults: Probing the Development of Sensorimotor Speech Goals.

Conclusion These findings suggest that 4-year-old children have not yet learned to produce hypoarticulated forms of phonemic goals to allow them to successfully contrast syllables and enhance prosodic saliency.
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Source: Journal of speech, language, and hearing research : JSLHR - June 8, 2020 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: Ménard L, Prémont A, Trudeau-Fisette P, Turgeon C, Tiede M Tags: J Speech Lang Hear Res Source Type: research