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Effect of Interval Direction on Pitch Acuity in Solo Vocal Performance
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Edmonson, Frank A., III – Journal of Research in Music Education, 1972
Vocal pitch acuity on ascending intervals is highly superior to acuity on the same descending intervals. (Author)
Descriptors: Applied Music, Comparative Analysis, Intervals, Intonation
The Effects of Age and Hearing Loss on Tasks of Perception and Production of Intonation.
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Most, Tova; Frank, Yael – Volta Review, 1994
Hearing-impaired and normal hearing children in 2 age groups (5-6 years and 9-12 years) were observed for possible differences in their perception and production of intonation. Results indicated that imitation of intonation carried on nonsense syllables was not affected by age. Hearing-impaired subjects scored much lower than controls in imitating…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Hearing Impairments, Imitation, Intonation
Intonation and Speech Rate in Dysarthric Speech.
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Le Dorze, Guylaine; And Others – Journal of Communication Disorders, 1994
Ten adults with dysarthria of various etiologies, type, and severity were compared to age-matched and gender-matched nondysarthric speakers on 40 short sentences. Results indicated reduced intonation values for the dysarthric group and varying rates as a function of subject group and sentence type. Results suggest that dysarthria is a deficit in…
Descriptors: Articulation (Speech), Etiology, Intonation, Performance Factors
Duration of French Vowels in Unemphatic Stress
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Benguerel, Andre-Pierre – Language and Speech, 1971
Descriptors: Articulation (Speech), French, Intonation, Language Patterns
The Phonological Abilities of Cantonese-Speaking Children with Hearing Loss.
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Dodd, Barbara J.; So, Lydia K. H. – Journal of Speech and Hearing Research, 1994
Phonological abilities of 12 Cantonese-speaking children (ages 4-7) with hearing impairments are described in terms of consonant, vowel, and tone inventories; phonological error patterns; and lexical comprehension. Unexpected results were seen in children's mastery of the perception and production of lexical tone and the lack of performance…
Descriptors: Cantonese, Consonants, Error Analysis (Language), Hearing Impairments
The Grammatical Morphology of Hebrew-Speaking Children with Specific Language Impairment: Some Competing Hypotheses.
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Dromi, Esther; And Others – Journal of Speech and Hearing Research, 1993
This study of 15 Hebrew-speaking preschool children with specific language impairment and 2 comparison groups tentatively supported the notion that grammatical morphemes were less difficult for subjects if they take the form of stressed and/or lengthened syllables and if they appear in a language in which nouns, verbs, and adjectives must be…
Descriptors: Difficulty Level, Foreign Countries, Grammar, Hebrew
Non-Linguistic Influences on the Sentence Comprehension Skills of Young Normal and Mentally Handicapped Children.
Wheldall, Kevin – CORE: Collected Original Resources in Education, 1978
The influence of visual and auditory factors and intonational emphasis on sentence comprehension skills of young normal and mentally handicapped children was studied, using the Sentence Comprehension Test. (Sample items are appended). (Author/MH)
Descriptors: Auditory Discrimination, Comprehension, Foreign Countries, Intonation
The Effects of Age, Gender and Language on Children's Singing Competency
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Mang, Esther – British Journal of Music Education, 2006
Literature on children's singing development is largely skewed towards findings based on English-speaking children. The present study aims to fill the gap in research through an investigation of the effects of age, gender and language on the singing competency of Cantonese-speaking children. One hundred and twenty children aged 7 and 9 years…
Descriptors: Singing, Age Differences, Gender Differences, Language Skills