Disorders of Articulation: Some Clinical Applications of Distinctive Feature Theory

1972 ◽  
Vol 37 (4) ◽  
pp. 451-461 ◽  
Author(s):  
Evelyn Pollack ◽  
Norma S. Rees
Keyword(s):  
Test Data ◽  
Distinctive Feature ◽  
Clinical Management ◽  
Speech Therapy ◽  
Clinical Applications ◽  
Clinical Approach ◽  
Articulation Disorder ◽  
Adult Model ◽  
Rule System ◽  
Feature Theory

The application of distinctive feature theory to the analysis of the speech of children with defective articulation is suggested as a clinical approach. Distinctions are made between children with phonetic disorders and children with phonemic disorders. Distinctive feature analyses were made of the articulation test data of a child receiving speech therapy for an articulation disorder at three intervals, at ages 5-2, 5–8, and 6-3. Each analysis was compared with the adult model to reveal the rules of the child’s phonological competence at that time. Each analysis is compared with the preceding one(s) to show the changes in the rule system as the child’s speech gradually approached the adult model. Discussion of these analyses suggests some specific applications of the resulting data to clinical management and some limitations of this approach.

scholarly journals Coagulation abnormalities in SARS-CoV-2 infection — pathogenesis and clinical approach

2021 ◽  
Vol 69 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dumitru Chesov ◽  
◽  
Oxana Munteanu ◽  
Diana Calaras ◽  
Cristina Macovenciuc ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Respiratory Infection ◽  
Distinctive Feature ◽  
Clinical Management ◽  
Clinical Approach ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Coagulation Abnormalities

Even from the first months after the detection of the novel SARS-CoV-2 virus, coagulation abnormalities have been a distinctive feature of this respiratory infection. During the evolution of the pandemic a bulk of data, some of them contradictory, on the pathogenesis and clinical management of this COVID-19 associated coagulopathy have been emerged. in the present paper we review most relevant data on this topic published at the present.

The Modification of Multiple Articulation Errors Based on Distinctive Feature Theory

1976 ◽  
Vol 41 (2) ◽  
pp. 199-215 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonis Costello ◽  
Joanne M. Onstine
Keyword(s):  
Preschool Children ◽  
Treatment Program ◽  
Distinctive Feature ◽  
Feature Analysis ◽  
Full Data ◽  
Distinctive Features ◽  
Feature Theory

The effectiveness of articulation remediation procedures based on distinctive feature theory was evaluated through the administration of an articulation program designed for this purpose. Two preschool children with multiple phoneme errors which could be described by a distinctive feature analysis were the subjects. Both children substituted stop phonemes for most continuant phonemes. Each child was individually administered the distinctive feature program which is described in full. Data are presented which indicate the adequacy of. the treatment program, the acquisition of correct articulation of the two directly treated target phonemes, and the concurrent improvement of five other nontreated error phonemes. Such across-phoneme generalization was predicted by distinctive feature theory. Certain modifications in the treatment program are suggested and theoretical/empirical questions regarding articulation remediation from a distinctive features viewpoint are discussed.

Oxford Textbook of Clinical Nephrology

2015 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Renal Disease ◽  
Clinical Management ◽  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
Clinical Approach ◽  
Fourth Edition ◽  
Clinical Nephrology ◽  
Additional Section ◽  
Expert Input ◽  
And Training

With expert input from additional section editors William G. Bennett, Jeremy R. Chapman, Adrian Covic, Marc E. De Broe, Vivekanand Jha, Neil Sheerin, Robert Unwin, and Adrian Woolf, the Oxford Textbook of Clinical Nephrology is a three-volume international textbook of nephrology with an unrivalled clinical approach backed up by science. It has been completely rewritten in 365 chapters for its fourth edition to bring it right up to date, make it easier to obtain rapid answers to questions, and to suit delivery in electronic formats as well as in print. This edition offers increased focus on the medical aspects of transplantation, HIV-associated renal disease, and infection and renal disease, alongside entirely new sections on genetic topics and clinical and physiological aspects of fluid/electrolyte and tubular disorders. The emphasis throughout is on marrying advances in scientific research with clinical management. The target audience is primarily the nephrologist in clinical practice and training as well as other healthcare professionals with an interest in renal disease.

Foundations of Distinctive Feature Theory

Language ◽  
1980 ◽  
Vol 56 (1) ◽  
pp. 183
Author(s):  
Frank Parker ◽  
Christiane Baltaxe
Keyword(s):  
Distinctive Feature ◽  
Feature Theory

scholarly journals Papillary Thyroid Cancer Prognosis: An Evolving Field

Cancers ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (21) ◽  
pp. 5567
Author(s):  
Salvatore Ulisse ◽  
Enke Baldini ◽  
Augusto Lauro ◽  
Daniele Pironi ◽  
Domenico Tripodi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thyroid Cancer ◽  
Papillary Thyroid Cancer ◽  
Cancer Progression ◽  
Clinical Management ◽  
Cancer Prognosis ◽  
Driver Mutations ◽  
Clinical Approach ◽  
Papillary Thyroid ◽  
Cancer Driver ◽  
Staging Systems

Over the last few years, a great advance has been made in the comprehension of the molecular pathogenesis underlying thyroid cancer progression, particularly for the papillary thyroid cancer (PTC), which represents the most common thyroid malignancy. Putative cancer driver mutations have been identified in more than 98% of PTC, and a new PTC classification into molecular subtypes has been proposed in order to resolve clinical uncertainties still present in the clinical management of patients. Additionally, the prognostic stratification systems have been profoundly modified over the last decade, with a view to refine patients’ staging and being able to choose a clinical approach tailored on single patient’s needs. Here, we will briefly discuss the recent changes in the clinical management of thyroid nodules, and review the current staging systems of thyroid cancer patients by analyzing promising clinicopathological features (i.e., gender, thyroid auto-immunity, multifocality, PTC histological variants, and vascular invasion) as well as new molecular markers (i.e., BRAF/TERT promoter mutations, miRNAs, and components of the plasminogen activating system) potentially capable of ameliorating the prognosis of PTC patients.

Cervical osteophytes causing vocal fold paralysis: case report and literature review

2012 ◽  
Vol 126 (9) ◽  
pp. 963-965 ◽  
Author(s):  
J S Virk ◽  
A Majithia ◽  
R K Lingam ◽  
A Singh
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Vocal Fold ◽  
Speech Therapy ◽  
Cervical Vertebrae ◽  
Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Palsy ◽  
Vocal Fold Paralysis ◽  
Clinical Approach ◽  
Cervical Osteophytes ◽  
Degenerative Cervical Spine

AbstractObjectives:To increase awareness of cervical osteophytes as an extremely rare cause of recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy; to outline the clinical approach to patients with unilateral vocal fold paralysis and to provide an update on the current management of osteoarthritis and osteophytes.Case report:An elderly man presented with right unilateral vocal fold immobility and a small phonatory gap. By a diagnosis of exclusion, a cervical osteophyte at the level of the sixth and seventh cervical vertebrae was shown to be the cause. The patient responded to speech therapy and no further intervention was required.Method:A literature review, using Medline, identified only one previously published case of vocal fold paralysis due to osteophytes secondary to osteoarthritis.Conclusion:The aetiology of unilateral paralysis of the hemilarynx must be fully investigated, as the innervating system has a protracted course, particularly on the left side. Degenerative cervical spine disease, although rare, should be considered as part of the differential diagnosis.

The Conceptual Reality of Selected Distinctive Features

1974 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 122-133 ◽  
Author(s):  
Conrad LaRiviere ◽  
Harris Winitz ◽  
James Reeds ◽  
Eve Herriman
Keyword(s):  
Distinctive Feature ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Improve Performance ◽  
Immediate Feedback ◽  
Distinctive Features ◽  
Speech Stimuli ◽  
Group A ◽  
Contrast Group ◽  
Feature Theory ◽  
Rote Memory

An experiment was conducted in which a large group of subjects was asked to categorize speech stimuli. In each subexperiment, two groups of 10 subjects categorized, with immediate feedback, 90 stimuli consisting of six monosyllables arranged in 15 randomized blocks. One group, the feature-contrast group, could solve the categorization task on the basis of a feature contrast or rote memory. The second group, a control group, could operate only on the basis of rote memory. Data are presented for the following features: ± vocalic, ± voice, ± nasal, ± continuant, and ± strident. Results indicate that the nasal, strident, and vocalic features have conceptual reality, that pairing a conceptually real feature with a nonoonceptually real feature does not improve performance, and that the data are not easily related to many existing notions or data concerning distinctive-feature theory.

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