Cross-dialectal perceptual experiences of speech-language pathologists in predominantly caucasian American school districts

Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 138-149

  Robinson, Gregory C ^a   Stockman, Ida J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT LITTLE ROCK   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

African American English; Comprehensibility; Dialect; Dialect density; Dialect detectability; Speech perception; Speech language pathologists

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; HUMAN; LINGUISTICS; PHONETICS; SCHOOL; SPEECH; SPEECH DISORDER; SPEECH INTELLIGIBILITY; SPEECH PERCEPTION; UNITED STATES;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; HUMANS; PHONETICS; PSYCHOLINGUISTICS; SCHOOLS; SPEECH; SPEECH INTELLIGIBILITY; SPEECH PERCEPTION; SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 66349132225     PISSN: 01611461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/0161-1461(2008/07-0063)     Document Type: Article

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