First Advisor

Robert H. English

Term of Graduation

Fall 1977

Date of Publication

12-15-1977

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Arts (M.A.) in Speech Communication: Speech and Hearing Sciences

Department

Speech Communication

Language

English

Subjects

Speech perception, Articulation disorders in children

DOI

10.15760/etd.2848

Physical Description

1 online resource (3, viii, 42 pages)

Abstract

This investigation sought to determine the accuracy and consistency of judgements made by three groups of judges, relative to successive approximations of /r/. The three groups were made up of speech pathologists, student trainees, and untrained individuals, respectively. It was the task of these judges to rank order three /r/ productions into the following categories: correct; partially correct; and incorrect. This task is basically the same as reinforcing approximations of /r/ within the therapy situation, and appears not to require extensive training. Many authors have found little difference between trained and untrained listeners in identifying correct versus incorrect articulation. An apparent need existed to investigate what the accuracy and consistency of judgements would be by introducing successive approximations as a controlled or independent variable.

Two specific questions were posed by this investigation:

  • What is the accuracy of each group's ratings in choosing successively closer approximations of /r/?
  • What is the consistency of accuracy with which judgements of successive approximations of /r/ are made from one occasion to another?

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Comments

A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Speech Communication: Emphasis in Speech Pathology/Audiology.

Persistent Identifier

https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/17236

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