BSc (Hons) Speech and Language Therapy
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Non-segmental correlates of foreign accent: Perception of accentedness in filtered speech.
(Queen Margaret University, 2017)This study investigated foreign accent detection in filtered speech samples of German bilingual speakers of English. The investigation was conducted with a perceptual experiment and acoustic analysis of the production data. ... -
Ultrasound analysis of tongue shape over time during remediation of velar fronting in Persistent Speech Sound Disorder: Case study
(Queen Margaret University, 2017)Ultrasound imaging of the tongue is becoming increasingly popular in the field of Speech and Language Therapy for research, diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. Despite the growing body of evidence from recent studies to ... -
Why do we sometimes… Hesitate?: A study investigating the variation in prevalence of disfluencies observed in the spontaneous speech of typical speakers.
(Queen Margaret University, 2017)Disfluencies are a common phenomenon in everyday conversational speech, occurring approximately 6 times per 100 words. Previous studies attempting to explore what may affect the frequency of disfluencies in the spontaneous ... -
Is Distant Recall Speech more difficult than Immediate Recall Speech? If so, why?
(Queen Margaret University, 2017)This study investigated the effects of Working Memory on two different types of running speech tasks. Previous work regarding speech research has shown that there are a number of factors that causes disfluency in typical ... -
The Impact of Peer Learning on the Acquisition and Retention of Key Word Signing Skills for Children with a Learning Disability: An Extended Research Proposal
(Queen Margaret University, 2017)Background Up to 90% of individuals with a learning disability (LD) have a communication impairment, which can result in social and educational exclusion (Baker et al. 2010). Therefore, speech and language therapists aim ...
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