TY - JOUR
T1 - A comparison of features of speech across 24 languages
AU - McLeod, Sharynne
N1 - Imported on 12 Apr 2017 - DigiTool details were: Journal title (773t) = ACQuiring knowledge in speech, language and hearing. ISSNs: 1441-6727;
PY - 2007
Y1 - 2007
N2 - This paper provides a systematic review and comparison of the features of speech for 24 languages other than English: Jordanian Arabic, Lebanese Arabic, Cantonese, Dutch, Filipino, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Israeli Hebrew, Japanese, Korean, Maltese, Norwegian, Portuguese, Putonghua, Sesotho, Spanish, Thai, Turkish, Vietnamese, Welsh, and Zaptoec. Comparisons are made between the number of consonants, number of vowels/diphthongs, allowable syllable shapes, presence of consonant clusters, tones, and stress patterns. These data can be used in speech assessments and the development of appropriate intervention goals and efficacious intervention with these children from diverse language backgrounds.
AB - This paper provides a systematic review and comparison of the features of speech for 24 languages other than English: Jordanian Arabic, Lebanese Arabic, Cantonese, Dutch, Filipino, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Israeli Hebrew, Japanese, Korean, Maltese, Norwegian, Portuguese, Putonghua, Sesotho, Spanish, Thai, Turkish, Vietnamese, Welsh, and Zaptoec. Comparisons are made between the number of consonants, number of vowels/diphthongs, allowable syllable shapes, presence of consonant clusters, tones, and stress patterns. These data can be used in speech assessments and the development of appropriate intervention goals and efficacious intervention with these children from diverse language backgrounds.
KW - Open access version available
KW - Communication
KW - Cross-linguistic
KW - International
KW - Speech
M3 - Article
SN - 1441-6727
VL - 9
SP - 74
EP - 78
JO - ACQuiring knowledge in speech, language and hearing
JF - ACQuiring knowledge in speech, language and hearing
IS - 2
ER -