Assessing consonant production in children with cochlear implants

Publication date: Available online 19 November 2019Source: Journal of Communication DisordersAuthor(s): Madhu Sundarrajan, Emily A. Tobey, Johanna Nicholas, Ann E. GeersABSTRACTObjectiveThe objective of this study was to investigate the development of consonant inventory and accuracy in pediatric cochlear implant (CI) recipients and compare their performance to typical hearing (TH) children.MethodsOne hundred and twenty nine children with CIs, implanted between 6-38 months of age, and 30 age-matched...

Journal of Communication Disorders (open access)

Wed Nov 20, 2019 17:32

Diagnostic Value of Acoustic and Aerodynamic Measurements in Vocal Fold Movement Disorders and their Correlation with Laryngeal Electromyography and Voice Handicap Index

Publication date: Available online 19 November 2019Source: Journal of VoiceAuthor(s): William L. Valentino, Jin Park, Ghiath Alnouri, Edward J. Gracely, Abigail Tami, Dylan Vance, Jesse Palmer, Robert T. SataloffAbstractObjectivesInvestigate the relationships between the Voice Handicap Index, laryngeal electromyography, and objective acoustic voice testing in order to determine the utility of these measures in the management of vocal fold movement disorders.MethodsA retrospective review of patients...

Voice

Wed Nov 20, 2019 16:54

State Gradients for Analyzing Memory in LSTM Language Models

Publication date: Available online 20 November 2019Source: Computer Speech & LanguageAuthor(s): Lyan Verwimp, Hugo Van hamme, Patrick WambacqAbstractGradients can be used to train neural networks, but they can also be used to interpret them. We investigate how well the inputs of RNNs are remembered by their state by calculating ‘state gradients’, and applying SVD on the gradient matrix to reveal which directions in embedding space are remembered and to what extent. Our method can be applied to...

Computer Speech & Language

Wed Nov 20, 2019 15:13

Aging-related differences in the cortical network subserving intelligible speech

Publication date: February 2020Source: Brain and Language, Volume 201Author(s): Nanxi Fei, Jianqiao Ge, Yi Wang, Jia-Hong GaoAbstractLanguage communication is crucial throughout the lifespan. The current study investigated how aging affects the brain network subserving intelligible speech. Using functional magnetic resonance imaging, we compared brain responses to intelligible and unintelligible speech between older and young adults. Univariate and multivariate analyses revealed reduced brain activation...

Brain and Language

Wed Nov 20, 2019 15:06

Articulatory and acoustic correlates of prominence in French: Comparing L1 and L2 speakers

Publication date: November 2019Source: Journal of Phonetics, Volume 77Author(s): Caroline L. Smith, Donna Erickson, Christophe SavariauxAbstractThis study investigates how L1 and L2 speakers of French produce phonetic correlates of French prosodic structure, specifically the properties of Accentual Phrases that are evidenced in dimensions other than f0. The L2 speakers had English L1, with varying levels of proficiency in French. We also examined the same individuals’ productions of sentences in...

Phonetics

Wed Nov 20, 2019 13:27

Muss der Patient nach einer Stimmlippenoperation wirklich schweigen?

Sprache Stimme GehörDOI: 10.1055/a-0949-7218© Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New YorkArticle in Thieme eJournals:Table of contents  |  Full text

Sprache · Stimme · Gehör

Tue Nov 19, 2019 01:00