Changes in articulator movement variability during phonemic development: A longitudinal study

Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 164-177

  Grigos, Maria I ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Articulator movement; Development; Variability; Voice onset time

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; JAW; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; LIP; MALE; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHONETICS; SPEECH; SPEECH PRODUCTION MEASUREMENT;

EID: 60049095088     PISSN: 10924388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/1092-4388(2008/07-0220)     Document Type: Article

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