A survey of speech and language therapists' opinions of bilingualism and the advice they give to bilingual families of children with speech, language and communication needs - a comparative study between the UK and Singapore
Clin Linguist Phon. 2023 Nov 3:1-33. doi: 10.1080/02699206.2023.2268260. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThere is emerging evidence that bilingualism is advantageous to children with speech, language and communication needs (SLCN), reflected in recommendations to promote maintenance of the home language. However, little is known about Speech and Language Therapists (SLTs)' opinions on bilingualism and practices with bilingual families. To survey the opinions and practices of SLTs on this topic, a questionnaire was developed and delivered as an anonymous web-based survey. We recruited SLTs from Singapore, where bilingualism i...
Source: Clinical Linguistics and Phonetics - November 3, 2023 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: Eleanor Sharpe Alexandra Perovic Source Type: research
Effects of near-monotonous speech of persons with Parkinson's disease on listening effort and intelligibility
Clin Linguist Phon. 2023 Nov 1:1-14. doi: 10.1080/02699206.2023.2272032. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe majority of patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) develop hypokinetic dysarthria with a disturbance of prosody. The most important acoustic characteristic of prosodic impairment in PD is a lack of fundamental frequency (F0)-variability. It is well established that a lack of F0-variability can negatively influence the speech intelligibility of neurotypical speakers in background noise. The purpose of this study was to investigate which aspect of processing speech realised by speakers with PD is affected by lack of int...
Source: Clinical Linguistics and Phonetics - November 1, 2023 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: Silke Van Der Bruggen Miet De Letter Toni Rietveld Source Type: research
Effects of near-monotonous speech of persons with Parkinson's disease on listening effort and intelligibility
Clin Linguist Phon. 2023 Nov 1:1-14. doi: 10.1080/02699206.2023.2272032. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe majority of patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) develop hypokinetic dysarthria with a disturbance of prosody. The most important acoustic characteristic of prosodic impairment in PD is a lack of fundamental frequency (F0)-variability. It is well established that a lack of F0-variability can negatively influence the speech intelligibility of neurotypical speakers in background noise. The purpose of this study was to investigate which aspect of processing speech realised by speakers with PD is affected by lack of int...
Source: Clinical Linguistics and Phonetics - November 1, 2023 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: Silke Van Der Bruggen Miet De Letter Toni Rietveld Source Type: research
A preliminary study of the effects of stimulant medications on estimates of psycholinguistic abilities for children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder
Clin Linguist Phon. 2023 Oct 31:1-21. doi: 10.1080/02699206.2023.2273750. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTUnderlying deficits in inattention, hyperactivity, and/or impulsivity might contribute to suboptimal test-taking behaviours during language assessments that can lead to diagnostic errors. Considerations of potential medication effects on estimates of children's nonword repetition, sentence recall, tense-marking, and narrative abilities are warranted given long-standing enthusiasm for these indices to serve as clinical markers for developmental language disorder (DLD). A battery consisting of 1 nonverbal, 1 reading, and 6...
Source: Clinical Linguistics and Phonetics - October 31, 2023 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: Sean M Redmond Andrea C Ash Yue Zhang Source Type: research
A preliminary study of the effects of stimulant medications on estimates of psycholinguistic abilities for children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder
Clin Linguist Phon. 2023 Oct 31:1-21. doi: 10.1080/02699206.2023.2273750. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTUnderlying deficits in inattention, hyperactivity, and/or impulsivity might contribute to suboptimal test-taking behaviours during language assessments that can lead to diagnostic errors. Considerations of potential medication effects on estimates of children's nonword repetition, sentence recall, tense-marking, and narrative abilities are warranted given long-standing enthusiasm for these indices to serve as clinical markers for developmental language disorder (DLD). A battery consisting of 1 nonverbal, 1 reading, and 6...
Source: Clinical Linguistics and Phonetics - October 31, 2023 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: Sean M Redmond Andrea C Ash Yue Zhang Source Type: research
Speech patterns in responses to questions asked by an intelligent virtual agent can help to distinguish between people with early stage neurodegenerative disorders and healthy controls
This study examined speech patterns in responses to questions asked by an intelligent virtual agent (IVA): a talking head on a computer which asks pre-recorded questions. The study investigated whether measures of response length, speech rate and pausing in responses to questions asked by an IVA help to distinguish between healthy control participants and people diagnosed with Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) or Alzheimer's disease (AD). The study also considered whether those measures can further help to distinguish between people with MCI, people with AD, and healthy control participants (HC). There were 38 people with ND...
Source: Clinical Linguistics and Phonetics - September 18, 2023 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: Gareth Walker Nathan Pevy Ronan O'Malley Bahman Mihrheidari Markus Reuber Heidi Christensen Daniel J Blackburn Source Type: research
The development of speech output processing skills in Greek-speaking children
Clin Linguist Phon. 2023 Sep 18:1-20. doi: 10.1080/02699206.2023.2255365. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThere is a growing body of literature on phonological development in Greek-speaking children, either typically developing (TD) or with speech sound disorders (SSD). In this paper, a cross-sectional longitudinal approach was used to investigate the development of speech output processing skills in TD Greek-speaking preschool-aged children. Moreover, a group of Greek-speaking children with SSD were assessed to identify potential loci of impairment in atypical development. The developmental study involved two groups: group ...
Source: Clinical Linguistics and Phonetics - September 18, 2023 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: Eleftheria Geronikou Source Type: research
Speech patterns in responses to questions asked by an intelligent virtual agent can help to distinguish between people with early stage neurodegenerative disorders and healthy controls
This study examined speech patterns in responses to questions asked by an intelligent virtual agent (IVA): a talking head on a computer which asks pre-recorded questions. The study investigated whether measures of response length, speech rate and pausing in responses to questions asked by an IVA help to distinguish between healthy control participants and people diagnosed with Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) or Alzheimer's disease (AD). The study also considered whether those measures can further help to distinguish between people with MCI, people with AD, and healthy control participants (HC). There were 38 people with ND...
Source: Clinical Linguistics and Phonetics - September 18, 2023 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: Gareth Walker Nathan Pevy Ronan O'Malley Bahman Mihrheidari Markus Reuber Heidi Christensen Daniel J Blackburn Source Type: research
The development of speech output processing skills in Greek-speaking children
Clin Linguist Phon. 2023 Sep 18:1-20. doi: 10.1080/02699206.2023.2255365. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThere is a growing body of literature on phonological development in Greek-speaking children, either typically developing (TD) or with speech sound disorders (SSD). In this paper, a cross-sectional longitudinal approach was used to investigate the development of speech output processing skills in TD Greek-speaking preschool-aged children. Moreover, a group of Greek-speaking children with SSD were assessed to identify potential loci of impairment in atypical development. The developmental study involved two groups: group ...
Source: Clinical Linguistics and Phonetics - September 18, 2023 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: Eleftheria Geronikou Source Type: research
Speech patterns in responses to questions asked by an intelligent virtual agent can help to distinguish between people with early stage neurodegenerative disorders and healthy controls
This study examined speech patterns in responses to questions asked by an intelligent virtual agent (IVA): a talking head on a computer which asks pre-recorded questions. The study investigated whether measures of response length, speech rate and pausing in responses to questions asked by an IVA help to distinguish between healthy control participants and people diagnosed with Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) or Alzheimer's disease (AD). The study also considered whether those measures can further help to distinguish between people with MCI, people with AD, and healthy control participants (HC). There were 38 people with ND...
Source: Clinical Linguistics and Phonetics - September 18, 2023 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: Gareth Walker Nathan Pevy Ronan O'Malley Bahman Mihrheidari Markus Reuber Heidi Christensen Daniel J Blackburn Source Type: research
The development of speech output processing skills in Greek-speaking children
Clin Linguist Phon. 2023 Sep 18:1-20. doi: 10.1080/02699206.2023.2255365. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThere is a growing body of literature on phonological development in Greek-speaking children, either typically developing (TD) or with speech sound disorders (SSD). In this paper, a cross-sectional longitudinal approach was used to investigate the development of speech output processing skills in TD Greek-speaking preschool-aged children. Moreover, a group of Greek-speaking children with SSD were assessed to identify potential loci of impairment in atypical development. The developmental study involved two groups: group ...
Source: Clinical Linguistics and Phonetics - September 18, 2023 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: Eleftheria Geronikou Source Type: research
Speech patterns in responses to questions asked by an intelligent virtual agent can help to distinguish between people with early stage neurodegenerative disorders and healthy controls
This study examined speech patterns in responses to questions asked by an intelligent virtual agent (IVA): a talking head on a computer which asks pre-recorded questions. The study investigated whether measures of response length, speech rate and pausing in responses to questions asked by an IVA help to distinguish between healthy control participants and people diagnosed with Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) or Alzheimer's disease (AD). The study also considered whether those measures can further help to distinguish between people with MCI, people with AD, and healthy control participants (HC). There were 38 people with ND...
Source: Clinical Linguistics and Phonetics - September 18, 2023 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: Gareth Walker Nathan Pevy Ronan O'Malley Bahman Mihrheidari Markus Reuber Heidi Christensen Daniel J Blackburn Source Type: research
The development of speech output processing skills in Greek-speaking children
Clin Linguist Phon. 2023 Sep 18:1-20. doi: 10.1080/02699206.2023.2255365. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThere is a growing body of literature on phonological development in Greek-speaking children, either typically developing (TD) or with speech sound disorders (SSD). In this paper, a cross-sectional longitudinal approach was used to investigate the development of speech output processing skills in TD Greek-speaking preschool-aged children. Moreover, a group of Greek-speaking children with SSD were assessed to identify potential loci of impairment in atypical development. The developmental study involved two groups: group ...
Source: Clinical Linguistics and Phonetics - September 18, 2023 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: Eleftheria Geronikou Source Type: research
Speech patterns in responses to questions asked by an intelligent virtual agent can help to distinguish between people with early stage neurodegenerative disorders and healthy controls
This study examined speech patterns in responses to questions asked by an intelligent virtual agent (IVA): a talking head on a computer which asks pre-recorded questions. The study investigated whether measures of response length, speech rate and pausing in responses to questions asked by an IVA help to distinguish between healthy control participants and people diagnosed with Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) or Alzheimer's disease (AD). The study also considered whether those measures can further help to distinguish between people with MCI, people with AD, and healthy control participants (HC). There were 38 people with ND...
Source: Clinical Linguistics and Phonetics - September 18, 2023 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: Gareth Walker Nathan Pevy Ronan O'Malley Bahman Mihrheidari Markus Reuber Heidi Christensen Daniel J Blackburn Source Type: research
The development of speech output processing skills in Greek-speaking children
Clin Linguist Phon. 2023 Sep 18:1-20. doi: 10.1080/02699206.2023.2255365. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThere is a growing body of literature on phonological development in Greek-speaking children, either typically developing (TD) or with speech sound disorders (SSD). In this paper, a cross-sectional longitudinal approach was used to investigate the development of speech output processing skills in TD Greek-speaking preschool-aged children. Moreover, a group of Greek-speaking children with SSD were assessed to identify potential loci of impairment in atypical development. The developmental study involved two groups: group ...
Source: Clinical Linguistics and Phonetics - September 18, 2023 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: Eleftheria Geronikou Source Type: research
