Hypokinetic dysarthria (HD) occurs in 90% of Parkinson's disease (PD) patients. It manifests
specifically in the areas of articulation, phonation, prosody, speech fluency, and faciokinesis …

The most recent high-profile advocate for Americans with disabilities, actor Christopher
Reeve, has highlighted for the public the economic and social costs of disability and the …

Wearing face masks (alongside physical distancing) provides some protection against
infection from COVID-19. Face masks can also change how people communicate and …

Data are presented to support the reliability, validity, and utility of a severity metric for
phonological disorders. The metric, percentage of consonants correct (PCC), is readily …

This paper describes the acquisition of a new database of dysarthric speech in terms of
aligned acoustics and articulatory data. This database currently includes data from seven …

Get the tools you need to evaluate, diagnose, and treat patients with neurogenic
communication disorders! Introduction to Neurogenic Communication Disorders, 8th Edition …

The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between scaled speech
intelligibility and selected acoustic variables in persons with dysarthria. Control speakers …

Improvement or maintenance of speech intelligibility is a central aim in a whole range of
conditions in speech–language therapy, both developmental and acquired. Best clinical …

The relationship between speaking rate, vowel space area, and speech intelligibility was
studied in a group of 9 subjects with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and 9 age-and …

This book explores the relationship between conversation analysis and applied linguistics,
demonstrating how the analysis of institutional talk can contribute to professional practice …