Durational characteristics of the first productions of novel trochees and iambs in children with and without speech delay

Allan B. Smith; Michael P. Robb

doi:10.1080/0269920042000193580

Durational characteristics of the first productions of novel trochees and iambs in children with and without speech delay

Allan B. Smith, Michael P. Robb

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The durational characteristics of novel words produced in repeated trials were evaluated in separate groups of children with, and without speech delay (SD). Children produced disyllabic novel words containing either a trochaic or iambic stress pattern. Results of acoustic analysis indicated a significant interaction between trial number and speaker group. The duration of words produced by children without SD decreased more abruptly across successive trials as compared to children with SD. In addition, duration decreased at a faster rate for trochaic words as compared to iambic words in both groups. Variability of word duration was greater in iambs than trochees. The results are discussed in terms of speech motor learning patterns that may underlie difficulties associated with SD.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1-14
Number of pages	14
Journal	Clinical Linguistics and Phonetics
Volume	19
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/0269920042000193580
State	Published - Jan 2005

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Language and Linguistics
Linguistics and Language
Speech and Hearing

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