Title

A comparison of the prosodic characteristics of the speech of people with Parkinson's disease and Friedreich's ataxia with neurologically normal speakers

Authors

Authors

G. Le Dorze; J. Ryalls; C. Brassard; N. Boulanger;D. Ratte

Comments

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Abbreviated Journal Title

Folia Phoniatr. Logop.

Keywords

MATCHED STATEMENTS; ACOUSTIC ANALYSIS; INTONATION; QUESTIONS; FRENCH; Audiology & Speech-Language Pathology; Otorhinolaryngology; Rehabilitation

Abstract

The realization of prosody (speech rate, fundamental frequency, intonation) was investigated in a group of 10 individuals with Parkinson's disease and a group of 10 individuals with Friedreich's ataxia. Data from these two neurologically disordered groups were compared to individuals without neurological impairment. Both neurologically impaired groups retained some aspects of normal speech prosody, while other aspects were affected to a significant degree. The prosodic characteristics of speakers with Parkinson's disease were distinct from those of speakers with Friedreich's ataxia. These results were interpreted in terms of prosodic competence and prosodic performance.

Journal Title

Folia Phoniatrica Et Logopaedica

Volume

50

Issue/Number

1

Publication Date

1-1-1998

Document Type

Article

DOI Link

http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000021444

Language

English

First Page

1

Last Page

9

WOS Identifier

WOS:000072085700001

ISSN

1021-7762

Recommended Citation

"A comparison of the prosodic characteristics of the speech of people with Parkinson's disease and Friedreich's ataxia with neurologically normal speakers" (1998). Faculty Bibliography 1990s. 2320.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/facultybib1990/2320