Temporal Aspects of Speech and the Aging Process

Oyer, Herbert J.; Deal, Leo V.

doi:10.1159/000265788

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“…For example, age-related alterations in tongue strength (Robbins, Levine, Wood, Roecker, & Luschei, 1995), slower rate of articulation, impaired spatiotemporal stability of lip movement, as well as increased pause time in speaking (Oyer & Deal, 1985) have been documented in previous investigations. These motor functions have probably considerable influence on oral word production.…”

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confidence: 70%

Reduced Writing and Reading Speed and Age-related Changes in Verbal Fluency Tasks

Rodríguez‐Aranda¹

2003

The Clinical Neuropsychologist

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The present study examined the influence of age-related decline in psychomotor speed on verbal fluency tasks. Reading speed, handwriting speed, written fluency, oral fluency, vocabulary, and years of formal education were measured in a sample of healthy volunteers (N=101) ranging in age from 20 to 88 years. Multiple regression analyses revealed that reading and handwriting speed strongly predicted verbal fluency performance. These measures, together with vocabulary skills and mental status, were significant predictors of performance on the fluency tasks. Present results suggest that decrement in verbal fluency performance in the aged may, at least partially, be due to reduced psychomotor speed rather than to decline in linguistic or cognitive functions.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 70%

Reduced Writing and Reading Speed and Age-related Changes in Verbal Fluency Tasks

Rodríguez‐Aranda¹

2003

The Clinical Neuropsychologist

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“…The results showed, however, a trend for the boys to speak faster than the girls (table 1). This trend of faster rates in boys, together with the equivocal findings of other investigations which also include those in the adult population (Oyer and Deal 1985, Lutz and Mallard 1986, Tsao and Weismer 1997, suggest that further examination of gender is needed before firm conclusions can be reached about a relationship between gender and articulation rate. For the clinician, at the present time, there is no convincing evidence to justify a modification of assessment criteria and treatment targets based on gender.…”

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confidence: 78%

Articulation rate in preschool children: a 3‐year longitudinal study

Walker

Archibald

2006

Int J Lang Commun Disord

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Unique information is provided on the development of speaking rate in preschool children together with additional normative data. The results have both theoretical and clinical implications. The data should assist the clinician in the assessment and diagnosis of rate and in rate modification management. Caution should be exercised in generalizing the results of the study in view of the small sample size and other factors.

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“…Indeed, age-related changes in perceptual speech characteristics and acoustic measures have been reported in adults typically over 60 years, including the production of imprecise consonants and vowels (Ryan, & Burk, 1974;Parnell & Amerman, 1987;Shuey, 1989;Amerman, & Parnell, 1990), decreases in diadochokinetic (DDK), speech and reading rates Ptacek, Sander, Maloney & Jackson, 1966;Ryan, 1972;Ryan, & Burk, 1974;Ramig, 1983;Oyer, & Deal, 1985;Amerman, & Parnell, 1992;Flanagan, & Dembowski, 2002), and increased phoneme, syllable and sentence durations (Smith, Wasowicz, & Preston, 1987;Parnell, & Amerman, 1996). In a study conducted by Ryan and Burk (1974), imprecise consonants and a slow rate of articulation were found to be two of five speech characteristics that were strong predictors of perceived age.…”

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confidence: 99%