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

    Authors

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

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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

    Language

    English

    First Page

    1

    Last Page

    9

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:000072085700001

    ISSN

    1021-7762

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