The Role of Experience in the Perception of Phonetic Detail in Children's Speech: A Comparison between Speech-Language Pathologists and Clinically Untrained Listeners

Autor/inn/en	Munson, Benjamin; Johnson, Julie M.; Edwards, Jan
Titel	The Role of Experience in the Perception of Phonetic Detail in Children's Speech: A Comparison between Speech-Language Pathologists and Clinically Untrained Listeners
Quelle	In: American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 21 (2012) 2, S.124-139 (16 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1058-0360
DOI	10.1044/1058-0360(2011/11-0009)
Schlagwörter	Phonetics; Predictor Variables; Speech Language Pathology; College Students; Stimuli; Young Children; Pupil Personnel Workers; Measurement Techniques; Accuracy; Comparative Analysis; Expertise; Novices; Diagnostic Tests; Statistical Analysis; Federal Aid; Experience; Child Language; Child Development; Language Acquisition; Listening; Listening Skills; Clinical Diagnosis; Clinical Experience; Rating Scales; Questionnaires; Oral Language; Speech Communication; Minnesota + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Phonetik; Fonetik; Prädiktor; Collegestudent; Anreizsystem; Frühe Kindheit; Messtechnik; Expert appraisal; Diagnostic test; Diagnostischer Test; Statistische Analyse; Erfahrung; 'Children''s language'; Kindersprache; Kindesentwicklung; Sprachaneignung; Spracherwerb; Hörvorgang; Zuhören; Rating-Skala; Fragebogen; Oral interpretation; Mündlicher Sprachgebrauch
Abstract	Purpose: This study examined whether experienced speech-language pathologists (SLPs) differ from inexperienced people in their perception of phonetic detail in children's speech. Method: Twenty-one experienced SLPs and 21 inexperienced listeners participated in a series of tasks in which they used a visual-analog scale (VAS) to rate children's natural productions of target /s/-/[theta]/, /t/-/k/, and /d/-/g/ in word-initial position. Listeners rated the perceived distance between individual productions and ideal productions. Results: The experienced listeners' ratings differed from the inexperienced listeners' ratings in four ways: They had higher intrarater reliability, showed less bias toward a more frequent sound, and were more closely related to the acoustic characteristics of the children's speech. In addition, the experienced listeners' responses were related to a different set of predictor variables. Conclusion: Results suggest that experience working as an SLP leads to better perception of phonetic detail in children's speech. Limitations and future research are discussed. (Contains 4 figures, 2 tables and 2 footnotes.) (As Provided).
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