1st Student's Major
Speech, Hearing, and Rehabilitation Services
1st Student's College
Allied Health and Nursing
Students' Professional Biography
Evan Panitzke recently graduated from MSU, Mankato with a Bachelor of Arts in Spanish and a Bachelor of Science in Communication disorders. Her areas of interest include bilingual therapies and fluency disorders. She will be attending the MSU Communication Disorders graduate program in the fall of 2006. Emily M. Kruse is a recent graduate of MSU, Mankato receiving a Bachelor of Science degree in Communication Disorders with minors in Family Consumer Science Family and Child Development and Linguistics. Her areas of interests include voice disorders and neurological communication disorders. She will be attending the MSU Communication Disorders program in the fall of 2006. Kelly Ritter recently graduated from MSU, Mankato with a Bachelor of Science degree in Communication disorders. Her areas of interest include autism, and child language disorders. She will be attending the MSU Communication Disorders graduate program in the Fall of 2006.
Mentor's Name
Patricia Hargrove
Mentor's Email Address
patricia.hargrove@mnsu.edu
Mentor's Department
Speech, Hearing, and Rehabilitation Services
Mentor's College
Allied Health and Nursing
Abstract
This project investigated selected aspects of paralinguistics in spontaneous speech of speakers with Williams syndrome. Speakers with Williams syndrome “are noted for their well developed vocabulary, relatively complex and syntactically correct sentences, and their ability to spin a good tale. In contrast, their reasoning usually remains at a pre-operational or preschool level, and they typically have difficulty grasping cause-effect relations” (Semel & Rosner, 2003, p. 5). This research focused on an area of communication called paralinguistics which involved the use of nonspeech sounds for communication. Specifically, we looked at the frequency of laughing and sound effects produced during conversation. Ten participants, five with Williams syndrome and five typically developing peers, individually talked with a graduate clinician on a topic of their interest. The conversations were analyzed for the frequency of laughing and sound effects and the proportion of laughing and sound effects (e.g., # of occurrences of laughter/# of sentences). The results will be discussed in light of the commonly held impression that speakers with Williams syndrome are involved, engaged, and charming.
Recommended Citation
Ritter, Kelly; Panitzke, Evan; and Kruse, Emily
(2006)
"The Use of Paralinguistics in Spontaneous Speech of Children with Williams Syndrome and Typically Development Children,"
Journal of Undergraduate Research at Minnesota State University, Mankato: Vol. 6, Article 19.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.56816/2378-6949.1126
Available at:
https://cornerstone.lib.mnsu.edu/jur/vol6/iss1/19
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