Acoustic characteristics of voice and speech in Arabic-speaking stuttering children
Abstract Background Using different methodologies, several researchers have reported certain acoustical and physiological differences between fluent utterances of stutterers and normally fluent speakers. The aim of this study was to determine acoustic characteristics of voice and speech in Arabic-sp...
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| description | Abstract Background Using different methodologies, several researchers have reported certain acoustical and physiological differences between fluent utterances of stutterers and normally fluent speakers. The aim of this study was to determine acoustic characteristics of voice and speech in Arabic-speaking stuttering children in comparison to normal children and correlate these characteristics with stuttering severity. A sample of 80 Arabic-speaking Egyptian children (including 40 typically developing children and 40 stuttering children) in the age range 5–8 years were subjected to acoustic analysis of voice and speech using the Praat software. Results The stuttering children showed significantly higher values of jitter and shimmer in prolonged /a/ vowel sample, as compared to the normal group. This may reflect the subtle differences in laryngeal functioning or in the complex interaction among the laryngeal, respiratory, and the vocal tract systems in stuttering children. Both jitter and shimmer of prolonged /a/ vowel demonstrated significant positive moderate correlation with stuttering severity as assessed by SSI3. F0 was significantly higher in females than in males, both in normal and stuttering children. Conclusions The present study revealed significant differences in the acoustic parameters of voice and speech between Arabic-speaking stuttering children and normal children. Some of these acoustic parameters were significantly correlated with stuttering severity. Acoustic analysis can be used as simple, quick, and cheap tool for assessment of stuttering in children and might be a valuable addition to the diagnostic set for assessment of stuttering severity. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5f0a0669f1484c6aba03c5c81010ab8f2024-04-16T22:30:36ZengSpringerOpenThe Egyptian Journal of Otolaryngology1012-55742090-85392022-01-013811910.1186/s43163-021-00192-9Acoustic characteristics of voice and speech in Arabic-speaking stuttering childrenMarwa Elsherbeny0Hemmat Baz1Omayma Afsah2Phoniatric Unit, ORL Department, Damietta Specialized HospitalPhoniatric Unit, ORL Department, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura UniversityPhoniatric Unit, ORL Department, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura UniversityAbstract Background Using different methodologies, several researchers have reported certain acoustical and physiological differences between fluent utterances of stutterers and normally fluent speakers. The aim of this study was to determine acoustic characteristics of voice and speech in Arabic-speaking stuttering children in comparison to normal children and correlate these characteristics with stuttering severity. A sample of 80 Arabic-speaking Egyptian children (including 40 typically developing children and 40 stuttering children) in the age range 5–8 years were subjected to acoustic analysis of voice and speech using the Praat software. Results The stuttering children showed significantly higher values of jitter and shimmer in prolonged /a/ vowel sample, as compared to the normal group. This may reflect the subtle differences in laryngeal functioning or in the complex interaction among the laryngeal, respiratory, and the vocal tract systems in stuttering children. Both jitter and shimmer of prolonged /a/ vowel demonstrated significant positive moderate correlation with stuttering severity as assessed by SSI3. F0 was significantly higher in females than in males, both in normal and stuttering children. Conclusions The present study revealed significant differences in the acoustic parameters of voice and speech between Arabic-speaking stuttering children and normal children. Some of these acoustic parameters were significantly correlated with stuttering severity. Acoustic analysis can be used as simple, quick, and cheap tool for assessment of stuttering in children and might be a valuable addition to the diagnostic set for assessment of stuttering severity.https://doi.org/10.1186/s43163-021-00192-9AcousticsSpeechStuttering |
| spellingShingle | Marwa Elsherbeny Hemmat Baz Omayma Afsah Acoustic characteristics of voice and speech in Arabic-speaking stuttering children The Egyptian Journal of Otolaryngology Acoustics Speech Stuttering |
| title | Acoustic characteristics of voice and speech in Arabic-speaking stuttering children |
| title_full | Acoustic characteristics of voice and speech in Arabic-speaking stuttering children |
| title_fullStr | Acoustic characteristics of voice and speech in Arabic-speaking stuttering children |
| title_full_unstemmed | Acoustic characteristics of voice and speech in Arabic-speaking stuttering children |
| title_short | Acoustic characteristics of voice and speech in Arabic-speaking stuttering children |
| title_sort | acoustic characteristics of voice and speech in arabic speaking stuttering children |
| topic | Acoustics Speech Stuttering |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s43163-021-00192-9 |
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