Stimulus Characteristics of Single-Word Tests of Children's Speech Sound Production

Autor/in	Macrae, Toby
Titel	Stimulus Characteristics of Single-Word Tests of Children's Speech Sound Production
Quelle	In: Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 48 (2017) 4, S.219-233 (15 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0161-1461
DOI	10.1044/2017_LSHSS-16-0050
Schlagwörter	Stimuli; Morphemes; Phonemes; Vowels; Phonetics; Syllables; Phonology; Speech; Children; Speech Tests; Comparative Analysis + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Anreizsystem; Morphem; Fonem; Phonetik; Fonetik; Silbe; Fonologie; Speaking; Sprechen; Child; Kind; Kinder; Sprechtest
Abstract	Purpose: This clinical focus article provides readers with a description of the stimulus characteristics of 12 popular tests of speech sound production. Method: Using significance testing and descriptive analyses, stimulus items were compared in terms of the number of opportunities for production of all consonant singletons, clusters, and rhotic and nonrhotic vowels of Standard American English; phonetic/phonological and structural complexity; and the presence of bound morphemes. Results: The tests varied widely in terms of the number of opportunities for production of consonant singletons, clusters, and rhotic and nonrhotic vowels. Most of the tests included only 1 opportunity, scored or unscored, to produce a majority of the consonant singletons in each word position. Only 3 of the tests included stimulus items with 3-element clusters. The majority contained limited opportunities to produce 3- or 4-syllable stimulus items. The tests provided sufficient opportunities for production of most vowels, although most did not score vowels. The tests differed significantly in the complexity of their stimulus items. Most, however, contained a negligible number of items that, with the addition of a bound morpheme, resulted in a word-final cluster. Conclusion: Most of the tests elicit an inadequate sample with which to conduct a comprehensive phonological analysis. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01