Intonation contrast in cantonese speakers with hypokinetic dysarthria associated with parkinson's disease

Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 836-849

  Ma, Joan K Y ^a,b   Whitehill, Tara L ^a   So, Susanne Y S ^c  

^a DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b QUEEN MARGARET UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Cantonese; Dysarthria; Intonation; Parkinson's disease

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ASIAN; ASSOCIATION; AUDITORY STIMULATION; DYSARTHRIA; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOKINESIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARKINSON DISEASE; PHONETICS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SPEECH PERCEPTION;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; AGED; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CUES; DYSARTHRIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOKINESIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARKINSON DISEASE; PHONETICS; SPEECH PERCEPTION;

EID: 77955381771     PISSN: 10924388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/1092-4388(2009/08-0216)     Document Type: Article

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