View in EDS PDF Full Text

Acoustic Analyses of Tone Productions in Sequencing Contexts among Cantonese-Speaking Preschool Children with and without Childhood Apraxia of Speech

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Title: Acoustic Analyses of Tone Productions in Sequencing Contexts among Cantonese-Speaking Preschool Children with and without Childhood Apraxia of Speech
Language: English
Authors: Eddy C. H. Wong (ORCID 0000-0003-1827-6876), Min Ney Wong (ORCID 0000-0003-0585-3566), Shelley L. Velleman (ORCID 0000-0002-2235-901X)
Source: Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research. 2024 67(6):1682-1711.
Availability: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. 2200 Research Blvd #250, Rockville, MD 20850. Tel: 301-296-5700; Fax: 301-296-8580; e-mail: slhr@asha.org; Web site: http://jslhr.pubs.asha.org
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 30
Publication Date: 2024
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Descriptors: Acoustics, Sino Tibetan Languages, Preschool Children, Speech Impairments, Phonetic Analysis, Suprasegmentals, Speech Communication, Motor Development, Verbal Communication, Communication Research, Language Research
DOI: 10.1044/2024_JSLHR-23-00383
ISSN: 1092-4388
1558-9102
Abstract: Purpose: Pitch variations (tone productions) have been reported as a measure to differentiate Cantonese-speaking children with and without childhood apraxia of speech (CAS). This study aims to examine fundamental frequency (F0) changes within syllables and the effects of syllable structure, lexical status, and syllable positions on F0 in Cantonese-speaking preschool children with and without CAS. Method: Six children with CAS, six children with non-CAS speech sound disorder plus language disorder (S&LD), 22 children with speech sound disorder only (SSD), and 63 children with typical speech-language development (TD) performed the tone sequencing task (TST). Growth curve analysis was employed to analyze and compare the F0 values within syllables with three Cantonese tones (high level, high rising, and low falling). The analysis considered the effects of syllable structure (vowel and consonant-vowel), lexical status (word and nonword), and syllable position (initial, medial, and final) on F0, as well as comparisons within and between groups. Results: Within each group, the effects of syllable structure and position on F0 values were found with different patterns. Between-group comparisons showed that the CAS group had reduced F0 contrasts. The CAS group could be differentiated from the control groups based on interactions of F0 with syllable structure and position, but not lexical status. The dissimilarity of F0 values detected between the CAS and SSD/TD groups was more prominent than that observed between the CAS and S&LD groups. Conclusions: This study demonstrated that Cantonese-speaking children with CAS had difficulty in varying F0 within syllables as compared to those without CAS, suggesting pitch variation difficulty and language-specific impairment profiles in CAS. Future investigations of objective measures for identifying Cantonese speakers with CAS and cross-linguistic investigations using growth curve analysis and the TST are suggested.
Abstractor: As Provided
Entry Date: 2024
Accession Number: EJ1429441
Database: ERIC
FullText Links:
  – Type: pdflink
    Url: https://content.ebscohost.com/cds/retrieve?content=AQICAHj0k_4E0hTGH8RJwT4gCJyBsGNe_WN95AvKlDbXJGqwxwGOe1s_fb0YQRKQzlXoD-4CAAAA4jCB3wYJKoZIhvcNAQcGoIHRMIHOAgEAMIHIBgkqhkiG9w0BBwEwHgYJYIZIAWUDBAEuMBEEDLK1Jk8o4xNzX-z5qAIBEICBmv5-yC1y3Oy-grokNBb5TvzoXpKZySFr2MQekVXMEmKTz-Cg7LOSZxEZVdfHXiHnaFPL4Ult8YmW1i50EeUZgPC0CsczzOT80bsz7ukCp_ijJ3htBL_M1KNJiJqaQ94QcWpCTlpaLEy-ih7WZIifKaWwVS4fkExaCLtKeH6EfdscFR6Y3pHJu0o7U0Tg_G6bd5NzFBauXs1epx8=
Text:
  Availability: 0
Header DbId: eric
DbLabel: ERIC
An: EJ1429441
AccessLevel: 3
PubType: Academic Journal
PubTypeId: academicJournal
PreciseRelevancyScore: 0
IllustrationInfo
Items – Name: Title
  Label: Title
  Group: Ti
  Data: Acoustic Analyses of Tone Productions in Sequencing Contexts among Cantonese-Speaking Preschool Children with and without Childhood Apraxia of Speech
– Name: Language
  Label: Language
  Group: Lang
  Data: English
– Name: Author
  Label: Authors
  Group: Au
  Data: <searchLink fieldCode="AR" term="%22Eddy+C%2E+H%2E+Wong%22">Eddy C. H. Wong</searchLink> (ORCID <externalLink term="https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1827-6876">0000-0003-1827-6876</externalLink>)<br /><searchLink fieldCode="AR" term="%22Min+Ney+Wong%22">Min Ney Wong</searchLink> (ORCID <externalLink term="https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0585-3566">0000-0003-0585-3566</externalLink>)<br /><searchLink fieldCode="AR" term="%22Shelley+L%2E+Velleman%22">Shelley L. Velleman</searchLink> (ORCID <externalLink term="https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2235-901X">0000-0002-2235-901X</externalLink>)
– Name: TitleSource
  Label: Source
  Group: Src
  Data: <searchLink fieldCode="SO" term="%22Journal+of+Speech%2C+Language%2C+and+Hearing+Research%22"><i>Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research</i></searchLink>. 2024 67(6):1682-1711.
– Name: Avail
  Label: Availability
  Group: Avail
  Data: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. 2200 Research Blvd #250, Rockville, MD 20850. Tel: 301-296-5700; Fax: 301-296-8580; e-mail: slhr@asha.org; Web site: http://jslhr.pubs.asha.org
– Name: PeerReviewed
  Label: Peer Reviewed
  Group: SrcInfo
  Data: Y
– Name: Pages
  Label: Page Count
  Group: Src
  Data: 30
– Name: DatePubCY
  Label: Publication Date
  Group: Date
  Data: 2024
– Name: TypeDocument
  Label: Document Type
  Group: TypDoc
  Data: Journal Articles<br />Reports - Research
– Name: Subject
  Label: Descriptors
  Group: Su
  Data: <searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Acoustics%22">Acoustics</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Sino+Tibetan+Languages%22">Sino Tibetan Languages</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Preschool+Children%22">Preschool Children</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Speech+Impairments%22">Speech Impairments</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Phonetic+Analysis%22">Phonetic Analysis</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Suprasegmentals%22">Suprasegmentals</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Speech+Communication%22">Speech Communication</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Motor+Development%22">Motor Development</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Verbal+Communication%22">Verbal Communication</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Communication+Research%22">Communication Research</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Language+Research%22">Language Research</searchLink>
– Name: DOI
  Label: DOI
  Group: ID
  Data: 10.1044/2024_JSLHR-23-00383
– Name: ISSN
  Label: ISSN
  Group: ISSN
  Data: 1092-4388<br />1558-9102
– Name: Abstract
  Label: Abstract
  Group: Ab
  Data: Purpose: Pitch variations (tone productions) have been reported as a measure to differentiate Cantonese-speaking children with and without childhood apraxia of speech (CAS). This study aims to examine fundamental frequency (F0) changes within syllables and the effects of syllable structure, lexical status, and syllable positions on F0 in Cantonese-speaking preschool children with and without CAS. Method: Six children with CAS, six children with non-CAS speech sound disorder plus language disorder (S&LD), 22 children with speech sound disorder only (SSD), and 63 children with typical speech-language development (TD) performed the tone sequencing task (TST). Growth curve analysis was employed to analyze and compare the F0 values within syllables with three Cantonese tones (high level, high rising, and low falling). The analysis considered the effects of syllable structure (vowel and consonant-vowel), lexical status (word and nonword), and syllable position (initial, medial, and final) on F0, as well as comparisons within and between groups. Results: Within each group, the effects of syllable structure and position on F0 values were found with different patterns. Between-group comparisons showed that the CAS group had reduced F0 contrasts. The CAS group could be differentiated from the control groups based on interactions of F0 with syllable structure and position, but not lexical status. The dissimilarity of F0 values detected between the CAS and SSD/TD groups was more prominent than that observed between the CAS and S&LD groups. Conclusions: This study demonstrated that Cantonese-speaking children with CAS had difficulty in varying F0 within syllables as compared to those without CAS, suggesting pitch variation difficulty and language-specific impairment profiles in CAS. Future investigations of objective measures for identifying Cantonese speakers with CAS and cross-linguistic investigations using growth curve analysis and the TST are suggested.
– Name: AbstractInfo
  Label: Abstractor
  Group: Ab
  Data: As Provided
– Name: DateEntry
  Label: Entry Date
  Group: Date
  Data: 2024
– Name: AN
  Label: Accession Number
  Group: ID
  Data: EJ1429441
PLink https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=eric&AN=EJ1429441
RecordInfo BibRecord:
  BibEntity:
    Identifiers:
      – Type: doi
        Value: 10.1044/2024_JSLHR-23-00383
    Languages:
      – Text: English
    PhysicalDescription:
      Pagination:
        PageCount: 30
        StartPage: 1682
    Subjects:
      – SubjectFull: Acoustics
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Sino Tibetan Languages
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Preschool Children
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Speech Impairments
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Phonetic Analysis
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Suprasegmentals
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Speech Communication
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Motor Development
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Verbal Communication
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Communication Research
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Language Research
        Type: general
    Titles:
      – TitleFull: Acoustic Analyses of Tone Productions in Sequencing Contexts among Cantonese-Speaking Preschool Children with and without Childhood Apraxia of Speech
        Type: main
  BibRelationships:
    HasContributorRelationships:
      – PersonEntity:
          Name:
            NameFull: Eddy C. H. Wong
      – PersonEntity:
          Name:
            NameFull: Min Ney Wong
      – PersonEntity:
          Name:
            NameFull: Shelley L. Velleman
    IsPartOfRelationships:
      – BibEntity:
          Dates:
            – D: 01
              M: 06
              Type: published
              Y: 2024
          Identifiers:
            – Type: issn-print
              Value: 1092-4388
            – Type: issn-electronic
              Value: 1558-9102
          Numbering:
            – Type: volume
              Value: 67
            – Type: issue
              Value: 6
          Titles:
            – TitleFull: Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research
              Type: main
ResultId 1