VARIABILITY IN FRICATIVE PRODUCTION OF YOUNG PEOPLE WITH DOWN'S SYNDROME: AN EPG ANALYSIS

Claire Timmins1, William Hardcastle1, Sara Wood1, Joanne McCann1 & Jennifer Wishart2
1Queen Margaret University; 2University of Edinburgh

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Speech production in Down’s syndrome is highly variable, with particular problems arising from complex articulations such as fricatives. In this paper, EPG analysis is used to study the variation in the production of the fricatives /s/ and /sh/ in 6 young people with Down’s syndrome. The variability of these productions is compared with information from the Robbins and Klee Oral/Speech Motor Control Protocol.