Preliminary statistical pattern recognition methods in the study of vowels produced by children with and without speech sound disorders

Authors

  • Hyunju Chung Dept. of Speech Pathology and Audiology, University of Alberta, 8205 114St, Edmonton, AB T6G 2G4, Canada
  • Terrance M. Nearey Dept of Linguistics, 4-32 Assiniboia Hall, Edmonton, AB T6G 2E7, Canada
  • Megan Hodge Dept. of Speech Pathology and Audiology, University of Alberta, 8205 114St, Edmonton, AB T6G 2G4, Canada
  • Karen E. Pollock Dept. of Speech Pathology and Audiology, University of Alberta, 8205 114St, Edmonton, AB T6G 2G4, Canada
  • Benjamin V. Tucker Dept. of Speech Pathology and Audiology, University of Alberta, 8205 114St, Edmonton, AB T6G 2G4, Canada

Keywords:

Pattern recognition, Speech, Age groups, Canadian english, Error patterns, Movement pattern, Single-point measurement, Speech sounds, Statistical pattern recognition, Vowel acquisition, Young children

Abstract

The nature of vowel acquisition and vowel error patterns in young children, especially those with speech sound disorders (SSD), is not well understood. Previous studies of vowels produced by children with SSD of unknown origin (SSD-TJNK) have shown that they demonstrate a similar order of acquisition and vowel error patterns as those of children with TDS (typically developing speech), but are slower in developing vowels and produce more vowel errors. Adult participants were 15 women, ages 18 to 35 years. All were monolingual speakers of Western Canadian English with no history of speech delay or disorder. Two groups of children participated (TDS and SSD-UNK), with three children in each of four age groups in each group for a total of 24 children. Vowels of all groups were more successfully classified with two measurements representing the formant movement patterns, than a single point measurement, and a combination of all acoustic measures than a single or a subset of measures.

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Published

2012-09-01

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Chung H, Nearey TM, Hodge M, Pollock KE, Tucker BV. Preliminary statistical pattern recognition methods in the study of vowels produced by children with and without speech sound disorders. Canadian Acoustics [Internet]. 2012 Sep. 1 [cited 2021 Oct. 21];40(3):18-9. Available from: https://jcaa.caa-aca.ca/index.php/jcaa/article/view/2518

Issue

Vol. 40 No. 3 (2012)

Section

Proceedings of the Acoustics Week in Canada

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