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[Values of certain prosodic parameters obtain with French-speaking probands without communication problems]
G Le Dorze1, N Lever, J Ryalls
1Ecole d'orthophonie et d'audiologie, Université de Montréal, Canada.
Summary
This study provides acoustic data to help evaluate speech prosody in French-speaking adults. The findings aid in assessing communication disorders like dysarthria.
Area of Science:
- Speech-Language Pathology
- Acoustic Phonetics
- Neurolinguistics
Context:
- Prosody disorders, such as dysarthria, impact speech intelligibility and require objective evaluation methods.
- Standardized acoustic data are crucial for clinicians assessing speech patterns in diverse patient populations.
- French-speaking adults represent a specific demographic for whom specialized speech analysis data may be limited.
Purpose:
- To collect and present normative acoustic data on prosody for French-speaking adults.
- To establish a baseline for evaluating fundamental frequency (F0) variations in declarative and interrogative sentences.
- To provide quantifiable measures of speech rate and intonation for clinical application.
Summary:
- Forty French-speaking adults (45-75 years) without neurological or communication disorders produced matched declarative and interrogative sentences.
- Acoustic analyses focused on fundamental frequency (F0), F0 variation, speech rate, and a novel intonation measure.
- Data, including F0, F0 variation, speech rate, and intonation, are tabulated for clinical use.
Impact:
- This research offers valuable reference data for the objective assessment of prosody in French-speaking individuals.
- The provided acoustic measures can enhance the diagnostic accuracy for patients with prosody disorders.
- Facilitates better understanding and management of speech production in clinical settings.