Using network science in the language sciences and clinic

MS Vitevitch, N Castro - International journal of speech-language …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
A number of variables—word frequency, word length—have long been known to influence
language processing. This study briefly reviews the effects in speech perception and …

Auditory, cognitive, and linguistic factors predict speech recognition in adverse listening conditions for children with hearing loss

RW McCreery, EA Walker, M Spratford… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Objectives: Children with hearing loss listen and learn in environments with noise and
reverberation, but perform more poorly in noise and reverberation than children with normal …

Speech inconsistency in children with childhood apraxia of speech, language impairment, and speech delay: Depends on the stimuli

J Iuzzini-Seigel, TP Hogan, JR Green - Journal of Speech, Language, and …, 2017 - ASHA
Purpose The current research sought to determine (a) if speech inconsistency is a core
feature of childhood apraxia of speech (CAS) or if it is driven by comorbid language …

Random versus blocked practice in treatment for childhood apraxia of speech

E Maas, KA Farinella - 2012 - ASHA
Purpose To compare the relative effects of random vs. blocked practice schedules in
treatment for childhood apraxia of speech (CAS). Although there have been repeated …

The independent effects of phonotactic probability and neighbourhood density on lexical acquisition by preschool children

HL Storkel, SY Lee - Language and cognitive processes, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
The goal of this research was to disentangle effects of phonotactic probability, the likelihood
of occurrence of a sound sequence, and neighbourhood density, the number of …

The relationship between word learning and executive function in preschoolers with and without developmental language disorder

LL Kapa, JA Erikson - Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2020 - ASHA
Purpose The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between executive
functioning and word learning among preschoolers with and without developmental …

Individual differences in language and working memory affect children's speech recognition in noise

RW McCreery, M Spratford, B Kirby… - International journal of …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Objective: We examined how cognitive and linguistic skills affect speech recognition in noise
for children with normal hearing. Children with better working memory and language …

Audibility-based predictions of speech recognition for children and adults with normal hearing

RW McCreery, PG Stelmachowicz - … Journal of the Acoustical Society of …, 2011 - pubs.aip.org
This study investigated the relationship between audibility and predictions of speech
recognition for children and adults with normal hearing. The Speech Intelligibility Index (SII) …

Retrieval-based word learning in young typically developing children and children with development language disorder II: A comparison of retrieval schedules

E Haebig, LB Leonard, P Deevy, J Karpicke… - Journal of Speech …, 2019 - ASHA
Purpose Retrieval practice has been found to be a powerful strategy to enhance long-term
retention of new information; however, the utility of retrieval practice when teaching young …

Words cluster phonetically beyond phonotactic regularities

I Dautriche, K Mahowald, E Gibson, A Christophe… - Cognition, 2017 - Elsevier
Recent evidence suggests that cognitive pressures associated with language acquisition
and use could affect the organization of the lexicon. On one hand, consistent with noisy …