Prosodic Abilities of Spanish-Speaking Adolescents and Adults with Williams Syndrome

Autor/inn/en	Martinez-Castilla, Pastora; Sotillo, Maria; Campos, Ruth
Titel	Prosodic Abilities of Spanish-Speaking Adolescents and Adults with Williams Syndrome
Quelle	In: Language and Cognitive Processes, 26 (2011) 8, S.1055-1082 (28 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0169-0965
DOI	10.1080/01690965.2010.504058
Schlagwörter	Control Groups; Cues; Speech Communication; Age Differences; Mental Retardation; Adolescents; Spanish Speaking; Adults; Genetic Disorders; Speech Impairments; Foreign Countries; Suprasegmentals; Verbal Communication; Perceptual Development; Short Term Memory; Cognitive Processes; Spain + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Stichwort; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Geistige Behinderung; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Speech impairment; Speech handicap; Speech handicaps; Language handicps; Language impairments; Sprachbehinderung; Ausland; Wahrnehmungsentwicklung; Kurzzeitgedächtnis; Cognitive process; Kognitiver Prozess; Spanien
Abstract	In spite of the relevant role of prosody in communication, and in contrast with other linguistic components, there is paucity of research in this field for Williams syndrome (WS). Therefore, this study performed a systematic assessment of prosodic abilities in WS. The Spanish version of the Profiling Elements of Prosody in Speech-Communication battery was administered to 27 Spanish-speaking adolescents and adults with WS and a control group of 54 typically developing participants matched for chronological age (CA). Participants with WS presented prosodic deficits, relative to their CA, to comprehend and express prosodic cues both on a function and a form level. These difficulties were mainly due to their cognitive impairments. In addition, the areas of understanding and expressing the prosodic function of segmentation and the expression of the nonfinal contrastive focus were found to be particularly impaired in WS. (Contains 3 tables and 1 figure.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10