Speaking Fundamental Frequency Characteristics of White, African American, and Hispanic Kindergartners
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natural language processingRecord type:
paper
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ShaPet
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Ame
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Speech samples from groups of White, African American, and Hispanic kindergarten-age children were compared on measures of mean speaking fundamental frequency (F
o
), maximum and minimum speaking F
o
, pitch sigma, and speaking range (in semitones). Results indicate that there are significant differences between racial groups on measures of mean speaking F
o
and speaking range. In particular, the Hispanic children were observed to have increased mean speaking F
O
S in comparison with the African American children and reduced speaking ranges as compared to both African American and White racial groups. Results indicate that the speech-language pathologist must exercise discretion when assessing the speaking F
o
characteristics (particularly mean speaking F
o
and speaking range) of children from different racial groups.
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