Abstract
Statistical methods of describing prosody were used to study fluency, expressiveness and their relationship among 8-10-year-old readers. There were robust relationships between expressiveness and variables associated with pitch mobility; and between fluency and measures associated with temporal organization. Interactions indicated that the relationships were not simple. Differences between groups depended on sentence content and position. Some measures offer a basis for rules aimed at assigning individuals to skill categories. The effects suggest psychological hypotheses about the underlying mechanisms.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 47-82 |
| Number of pages | 36 |
| Journal | Language and Speech |
| Volume | 45(1) |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Publication status | Published - Jan 2002 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Language and Linguistics
- Linguistics and Language
- Sociology and Political Science