Crosslinguistic Application of English-Centric Rhythm Descriptors in Motor Speech Disorders
Author(s) -
Julie Liss,
Rene L. Utianski,
Kaitlin L. Lansford
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
folia phoniatrica et logopaedica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.327
H-Index - 47
eISSN - 1421-9972
pISSN - 1021-7762
DOI - 10.1159/000350030
Subject(s) - rhythm , dysarthria , psychology , motor theory of speech perception , speech disorder , linguistics , cognitive psychology , perception , speech perception , computer science , medicine , neuroscience , philosophy , psychiatry
Rhythmic disturbances are a hallmark of motor speech disorders, in which the motor control deficits interfere with the outward flow of speech and by extension speech understanding. As the functions of rhythm are language-specific, breakdowns in rhythm should have language-specific consequences for communication.
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