The Mean Length of Utterance in Narratives of Children with Williams Syndrome and Typically Developing Children

Location

CSU

Student's Major

Speech, Hearing, and Rehabilitation Services

Student's College

Allied Health and Nursing

Mentor's Name

Patricia Hargrove

Mentor's Department

Speech, Hearing, and Rehabilitation Services

Mentor's College

Allied Health and Nursing

Description

Williams Syndrome is a genetic birth defect affecting 1 in 20,000 live births. Persons with Williams Syndrome share common facial features, heart conditions, and language abilities. Research was conducted to compare the mean length of utterance in morphemes and in words in narratives (stories)- of children with Williams Syndrome and those of typically developing peers. The subjects involved in the research study were six children from each group matched according to linguistic capabilities. Two different transcribers transcribed an audio taped language sample with the differences reconciled by a third evaluator. The data were entered into the computerized Systematic Analysis of Language Transcription known as SALT. According to the Marm-Whitney U test, results indicated no significant differences in the mean length of utterance of morphemes or words.

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The Mean Length of Utterance in Narratives of Children with Williams Syndrome and Typically Developing Children

CSU

Williams Syndrome is a genetic birth defect affecting 1 in 20,000 live births. Persons with Williams Syndrome share common facial features, heart conditions, and language abilities. Research was conducted to compare the mean length of utterance in morphemes and in words in narratives (stories)- of children with Williams Syndrome and those of typically developing peers. The subjects involved in the research study were six children from each group matched according to linguistic capabilities. Two different transcribers transcribed an audio taped language sample with the differences reconciled by a third evaluator. The data were entered into the computerized Systematic Analysis of Language Transcription known as SALT. According to the Marm-Whitney U test, results indicated no significant differences in the mean length of utterance of morphemes or words.