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ERIC Number: EJ762875
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2007-Apr
Pages: 9
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ISSN: ISSN-1092-4388
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Physiologic Development of Tongue-Jaw Coordination from Childhood to Adulthood
Cheng, Hei Yan; Murdoch, Bruce E.; Goozee, Justine V.; Scott, Dion
Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, v50 n2 p352-360 Apr 2007
Purpose: This investigation aimed to examine the development of tongue-jaw coordination during speech from childhood to adolescence. Method: Electromagnetic articulography was used to track tongue and jaw motion in 48 children and adults (aged 6-38 years) during productions of /t/ and /k/ embedded in sentences. Results: The coordinative organization of the tongue and jaw exhibited changes until the age of 8-11 years and continued to undergo refinement into late adolescence. The tongue-tip and tongue-body were observed to develop unique kinematic relations with the jaw. While tongue-tip movement became increasingly synchronized with jaw movement, tongue-body and jaw retained movement independence but developed a more consistent kinematic relation. Conclusion: The present results support the notion that speech motor development is nonuniform, with a refinement period from mid-childhood to late adolescence.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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