Detection of Consonant Errors in Disordered Speech Based on Consonant-Vowel Segment Embedding

2011 ◽

Vol 21 (2) ◽

pp. 44-54

Author(s):

Kerry Callahan Mandulak

Keyword(s):

Speech Production ◽

Speech Signal ◽

Clinical Utility ◽

Acoustic Analysis ◽

Moment Analysis ◽

Analysis Tool ◽

Spectral Moment ◽

Clinical Measure ◽

Perceptual Analysis ◽

Disordered Speech

Spectral moment analysis (SMA) is an acoustic analysis tool that shows promise for enhancing our understanding of normal and disordered speech production. It can augment auditory-perceptual analysis used to investigate differences across speakers and groups and can provide unique information regarding specific aspects of the speech signal. The purpose of this paper is to illustrate the utility of SMA as a clinical measure for both clinical speech production assessment and research applications documenting speech outcome measurements. Although acoustic analysis has become more readily available and accessible, clinicians need training with, and exposure to, acoustic analysis methods in order to integrate them into traditional methods used to assess speech production.

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Physiologic Studies Provide New Perspectives on Early Speech Development

Perspectives on Speech Science and Orofacial Disorders ◽

10.1044/ssod20.2.29 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 20 (2) ◽

pp. 29-36

Author(s):

Erin M. Wilson ◽

Ignatius S. B. Nip

Keyword(s):

Motor Control ◽

Motor Development ◽

Motion Tracking ◽

Speech Development ◽

Speech Motor Control ◽

Therapeutic Approaches ◽

Facial Motion ◽

Disordered Speech ◽

Speech Motor ◽

Physiologic Data

Abstract Although certain speech development milestones are readily observable, the developmental course of speech motor control is largely unknown. However, recent advances in facial motion tracking systems have been used to investigate articulator movements in children and the findings from these studies are being used to further our understanding of the physiologic basis of typical and disordered speech development. Physiologic work has revealed that the emergence of speech is highly dependent on the lack of flexibility in the early oromotor system. It also has been determined that the progression of speech motor development is non-linear, a finding that has motivated researchers to investigate how variables such as oromotor control, cognition, and linguistic factors affect speech development in the form of catalysts and constraints. Physiologic data are also being used to determine if non-speech oromotor behaviors play a role in the development of speech. This improved understanding of the physiology underlying speech, as well as the factors influencing its progression, helps inform our understanding of speech motor control in children with disordered speech and provide a framework for theory-driven therapeutic approaches to treatment.

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Understanding acceptability of disordered speech through Audience Response Systems-based evaluation

Speech Communication ◽

10.1016/j.specom.2021.05.005 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Sofia Strömbergsson ◽

Jens Edlund ◽

Anita McAllister ◽

Tove Lagerberg

Keyword(s):

Audience Response ◽

Audience Response Systems ◽

Response Systems ◽

Disordered Speech

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Linguistic and motor processes of normal and disordered speech production: Two words apart?

Journal of Fluency Disorders ◽

10.1016/s0094-730x(97)90027-9 ◽

1997 ◽

Vol 22 (2) ◽

pp. 80

Author(s):

L. De Nil

Keyword(s):

Speech Production ◽

Motor Processes ◽

Disordered Speech

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Onset Clusters and Coda-Onset Sequences in Disordered Speech—A Government Phonology Analysis

Asia Pacific Journal of Speech Language and Hearing ◽

10.1179/136132808805335563 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 11 (4) ◽

pp. 251-267 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Ning Pan ◽

Liang Chen

Keyword(s):

Government Phonology ◽

Onset Clusters ◽

Disordered Speech

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Adaptive long-term predictive analysis of disordered speech

10.21437/interspeech.2004-212 ◽

2004 ◽

Author(s):

Abdellah Kacha ◽

Francis Grenez ◽

Frédéric Bettens ◽

Jean Schoentgen

Keyword(s):

Predictive Analysis ◽

Disordered Speech

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A Window Into Functional Communication: Leveraging Naturalistic Speech Samples in Primary Progressive Aphasia

Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups ◽

10.1044/2021_persp-21-00021 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 1-10

Author(s):

Jeanne Gallée ◽

Anna Volkmer

Keyword(s):

Primary Progressive Aphasia ◽

Functional Communication ◽

Progressive Aphasia ◽

Primary Progressive ◽

Communication Difficulties ◽

Treatment Plans ◽

Strengths And Difficulties ◽

Disordered Speech ◽

Everyday Communication ◽

Diagnose Monitor

Purpose Naturalistic speech samples should be routinely collected in the assessment of individuals with communication difficulties. However, even when these samples are collected, they are often underutilized. We propose that the analysis of naturalistic speech samples can greatly enhance our understanding and evaluation of the functional impact of primary progressive aphasia (PPA) on communication. First, we review the current practices of evaluating PPA. Second, we provide a framework to optimize the collection, analysis, and interpretation of speech samples to accomplish this goal. In particular, we demonstrate how speech samples can be evaluated for measures of informativeness, the presence of atypical patterns of speech, articulatory rate, and pausing, all of which are helpful metrics in characterizing disordered speech. These factors can be leveraged to identify both the strengths and difficulties an individual may face in everyday communication. Conclusion The collection of naturalistic speech in both clinical and naturalistic settings with typical communication partners is highly recommended to best diagnose, monitor, and inform treatment plans for individuals with PPA.

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