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Keywords
Aging; Articulation disorders; Speech perception; Academic theses;
Abstract
Thirty participants transcribed 60 words and 30 sentences spoken by persons with dysarthria. Participants, all aged 65 and older were divided into three age groups: Young-Old, Middle-Old, and Old-Old. Each group was comprised of 10 participants. Stimuli were recorded by two male speakers with differing severity levels of dysarthria. Results suggested age did affect the transcription scores, as the Young-Old participants were able to transcribe words and sentences with greater accuracy than the Old-Old participants. The severity of the dysarthric speaker also affected the accuracy of participants in transcribing their words and sentences. Utterances produced by the speaker with mild dysarthria were transcribed with higher accuracy than stimuli produced by the speaker with severe dysarthria. Future research should focus on strategies to help older adults improve their understanding of speakers with dysarthria.
Year of Submission
2008
Degree Name
Master of Arts
Department
Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders
First Advisor
Angela Burda
Second Advisor
Todd Bohnenkamp
Third Advisor
Carlin Hageman
Date Original
2008
Object Description
1 PDF file (61 leaves)
Copyright
©2008 Molly Anne Duggan
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Duggan, Molly Anne, "Aging Effects on the Transcription of Differentially Impaired Dysarthric Speech" (2008). Dissertations and Theses @ UNI. 2517.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/etd/2517
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