title: The effect of variations in method of elicitation on maximum sustained phoneme duration.
abstract: This investigation evaluated the effect of method of elicitation on the maximum sustained durations of /s/, /z/, and /a/ in eighty female subjects. The effect of order of elicitation on the maximum sustained durations of /s/ and /z/, and the effects of method and order of elicitation on the s/z ratio, were analyzed as well. Comparisons of three methods of measuring maximum phoneme duration (MPD) were performed. This study found method of elicitation of MPD to have an effect on the maximum sustained durations of /s/, /z/, and /a/ but not on the s/z ratio. The three methods of measuring MPD were found to correlate highly with one another. Results of this study point to the need for standardized procedures for elicitation of MPD.
authors.affiliation: Hy Weinberg Center for Communication Disorders, Adelphi University, Garden City, New York 11530, USA.
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authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Soman
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010699:Phonation / Q000502:physiology; D010700:Phonetics