In an attempt to show that aphasics with apraxia of speech have characteristic articulatory patterns, two aphasics with apraxia of speech, and one subject with articulatory problems related to his sensory aphasia, underwent articulation testing. A quantitative measure of distance between error sound and target sound showed that the types of aphasics did not differ on distance, and apraxics could therefore not be said to be closer to the target sound than a sensory aphasic. However, the more severe the communication disorder, the higher was the distance score. A qualitative analysis of the data revealed that the apraxics had substitutions of phonemes as their major error, whereas in the subject without apraxia, substitutions were as prevalent as other errors such as reversals, omissions, augmentations. Aphasics with apraxia of speech may be said to show characteristic types of errors.
{"title":"Articulation in apraxia of speech.","authors":"B. Lister","doi":"10.4102/SAJCD.V23I1.387","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4102/SAJCD.V23I1.387","url":null,"abstract":"In an attempt to show that aphasics with apraxia of speech have characteristic articulatory patterns, two aphasics with apraxia of speech, and one subject with articulatory problems related to his sensory aphasia, underwent articulation testing. A quantitative measure of distance between error sound and target sound showed that the types of aphasics did not differ on distance, and apraxics could therefore not be said to be closer to the target sound than a sensory aphasic. However, the more severe the communication disorder, the higher was the distance score. A qualitative analysis of the data revealed that the apraxics had substitutions of phonemes as their major error, whereas in the subject without apraxia, substitutions were as prevalent as other errors such as reversals, omissions, augmentations. Aphasics with apraxia of speech may be said to show characteristic types of errors.","PeriodicalId":77232,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the South African Speech and Hearing Association","volume":"23 1","pages":"60-74"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1976-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.4102/SAJCD.V23I1.387","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"70317632","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
This study aimed to establish effective language programmes for pre-school language impaired children based on psycholinguistic principles. Eight language-impaired children 6 males and 2 females between the ages of 3 and 6 years, were the subjects. Language samples were transcribed and subjected to syntactic analysis; semantic aspects were also considered and programmes developed for each subject, based on the information obtained from the language analyses. A developmental sequence was adopted as the basis for therapy A 'slot-method' was used in which language was taught as rule-operated behaviour Principles of discrimination learning were adopted for teaching some aspects of grammar. Auxiliary verbs are reported in detail as this was the most universal error and difficult to teach. The role of imitation in language learning and therapy is discussed.
{"title":"A therapy programme for pre-school language impaired children.","authors":"L. Narun","doi":"10.4102/SAJCD.V23I1.383","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4102/SAJCD.V23I1.383","url":null,"abstract":"This study aimed to establish effective language programmes for pre-school language impaired children based on psycholinguistic principles. Eight language-impaired children 6 males and 2 females between the ages of 3 and 6 years, were the subjects. Language samples were transcribed and subjected to syntactic analysis; semantic aspects were also considered and programmes developed for each subject, based on the information obtained from the language analyses. A developmental sequence was adopted as the basis for therapy A 'slot-method' was used in which language was taught as rule-operated behaviour Principles of discrimination learning were adopted for teaching some aspects of grammar. Auxiliary verbs are reported in detail as this was the most universal error and difficult to teach. The role of imitation in language learning and therapy is discussed.","PeriodicalId":77232,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the South African Speech and Hearing Association","volume":"23 1","pages":"3-11"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1976-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.4102/SAJCD.V23I1.383","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"70317065","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The language deficient - language different controversy in the language of the Coloured child was investigated while at the same time examining Coloured English. The Ss comprised 20 nine-year old English speaking Coloured children, 9 boys and 11 girls. Language samples were obtained through direct questioning according to Halliday's language functions. From these samples, the non-standard language structures used by a significant number of the Ss were isolated, and examined. It was established that the Ss had competence for all these structures except that of relative sentences. Possible reasons for this were postulated. A sub-aim of the study was to compare the ratings of Coloured teachers and a group of speech therapists and university students of non-standard sentences used by the Ss. Based on the findings, several implications for speech therapy were discussed.
{"title":"Language of the English-speaking coloured child.","authors":"R. Milstein","doi":"10.4102/SAJCD.V23I1.384","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4102/SAJCD.V23I1.384","url":null,"abstract":"The language deficient - language different controversy in the language of the Coloured child was investigated while at the same time examining Coloured English. The Ss comprised 20 nine-year old English speaking Coloured children, 9 boys and 11 girls. Language samples were obtained through direct questioning according to Halliday's language functions. From these samples, the non-standard language structures used by a significant number of the Ss were isolated, and examined. It was established that the Ss had competence for all these structures except that of relative sentences. Possible reasons for this were postulated. A sub-aim of the study was to compare the ratings of Coloured teachers and a group of speech therapists and university students of non-standard sentences used by the Ss. Based on the findings, several implications for speech therapy were discussed.","PeriodicalId":77232,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the South African Speech and Hearing Association","volume":"23 1","pages":"13-28"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1976-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.4102/SAJCD.V23I1.384","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"70317111","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
This study was designed to investigate Morehead and Johnson's hypothesis that mass generalised learning experience in therapy will eliminate carry-over problems. Four subjects who consistently misarticulated the /S/phoneme participated in an intensive six week therapy programme. Two experimental subjects were trained in the production of the entire category of sounds of which the target phoneme is a member. Two matched control subjects received traditional articulation therapy. Pre- and post-therapy measures included an articulation test, competence tests and spectrographic analysis. Sound production tasks and carry-over tasks were administered at regular intervals during therapy to assess generalisation to untrained contexts. Complete carry-over was evidenced by one experimental subject at the end of the sentence phase of therapy. The remaining three subjects demonstrated inconsistent carry-over at the conclusion of the therapy programme. It is suggested that a mass generalised learning procedure may offer an efficient approach to articulation therapy.
{"title":"Mass generalised learning applied to the problem of carry-over in articulation therapy.","authors":"A. Klaff","doi":"10.4102/SAJCD.V23I1.385","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4102/SAJCD.V23I1.385","url":null,"abstract":"This study was designed to investigate Morehead and Johnson's hypothesis that mass generalised learning experience in therapy will eliminate carry-over problems. Four subjects who consistently misarticulated the /S/phoneme participated in an intensive six week therapy programme. Two experimental subjects were trained in the production of the entire category of sounds of which the target phoneme is a member. Two matched control subjects received traditional articulation therapy. Pre- and post-therapy measures included an articulation test, competence tests and spectrographic analysis. Sound production tasks and carry-over tasks were administered at regular intervals during therapy to assess generalisation to untrained contexts. Complete carry-over was evidenced by one experimental subject at the end of the sentence phase of therapy. The remaining three subjects demonstrated inconsistent carry-over at the conclusion of the therapy programme. It is suggested that a mass generalised learning procedure may offer an efficient approach to articulation therapy.","PeriodicalId":77232,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the South African Speech and Hearing Association","volume":"23 1","pages":"30-43"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1976-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.4102/SAJCD.V23I1.385","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"70317153","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Previous research has cast doubt on the reliability and validity of the SISI in the differential diagnosis of cochlear pathology. This study further evaluates this test by comparing it to the Stapedius Reflex Test, a test of recruitment and cochlear pathology. Two groups of 10 subjects each were selected (36 ears). The first had cochlear pathology as detected by the reflex test, and the second, the control group, had normal ears. The results revealed that the SISI was significantly inferior to the reflex test in the detection of cochlear pathology. Possible modifications of the SISI are suggested.
{"title":"A comparison of the SISI and the stapedius reflex test in the differential diagnosis of choclear pathology.","authors":"L. Block","doi":"10.4102/SAJCD.V23I1.390","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4102/SAJCD.V23I1.390","url":null,"abstract":"Previous research has cast doubt on the reliability and validity of the SISI in the differential diagnosis of cochlear pathology. This study further evaluates this test by comparing it to the Stapedius Reflex Test, a test of recruitment and cochlear pathology. Two groups of 10 subjects each were selected (36 ears). The first had cochlear pathology as detected by the reflex test, and the second, the control group, had normal ears. The results revealed that the SISI was significantly inferior to the reflex test in the detection of cochlear pathology. Possible modifications of the SISI are suggested.","PeriodicalId":77232,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the South African Speech and Hearing Association","volume":"68 1","pages":"99-108"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1976-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.4102/SAJCD.V23I1.390","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"70317880","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"[Diagnosis of cluttering as a psychoneurologic disorder].","authors":"I C Uys","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":77232,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the South African Speech and Hearing Association","volume":"23 ","pages":"76-85"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1976-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"12212739","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A comparison of the SISI and the stapedius reflex test in the differential diagnosis of choclear pathology.","authors":"L Block","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":77232,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the South African Speech and Hearing Association","volume":"23 ","pages":"99-108"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1976-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"12212741","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A therapy programme for pre-school language impaired children.","authors":"L Narun","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":77232,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the South African Speech and Hearing Association","volume":"23 ","pages":"3-11"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1976-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"12212735","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Mass generalised learning applied to the problem of carry-over in articulation therapy.","authors":"A Klaff","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":77232,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the South African Speech and Hearing Association","volume":"23 ","pages":"30-43"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1976-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"12212736","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Articulation in apraxia of speech.","authors":"B A Lister","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":77232,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the South African Speech and Hearing Association","volume":"23 ","pages":"60-74"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1976-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"12212738","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}