An acoustical analysis of rhythmicity in infant babbling

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dc.contributor.advisorDavis, Barbara L., (Barbara Lockett)
dc.creatorDolata, Jill Kalat
dc.date.accessioned2022-10-27T22:30:40Z
dc.date.available2022-10-27T22:30:40Z
dc.date.issued2005-05-21
dc.description.abstractAs a precursor to spoken language, rhythmicity in prelinguistic vocalizations can provide information on the initial characteristics of the vocal output system at the onset of first speech-like syllable use. The present study was designed to establish the temporal characteristics of syllable rhythmicity. Four typically developing infants were observed longitudinally, and acoustic analysis was made of canonical syllables to determine nonfinal syllable duration and variability. The present study also analyzed syllable duration in four English-speaking adults. Within-utterance variability of infant syllable durations was lower than across-utterance variability, indicating that though the infants produced a wide range of syllable durations, they tended to retain durational consistency within syllable strings. Infant syllable durations were longer and more variable than adult durations. The results from the present study were discussed in the context of the development of the motor system and were concurrent with the view that rhythmic behaviors in infancy represent a stage during the transition towards voluntary coordinated motor movementsen_US
dc.description.departmentCommunication Sciences and Disordersen_US
dc.format.mediumelectronicen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2152/116399
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.26153/tsw/43294
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.relation.ispartofUT Electronic Theses and Dissertationsen_US
dc.rightsCopyright © is held by the author. Presentation of this material on the Libraries' web site by University Libraries, The University of Texas at Austin was made possible under a limited license grant from the author who has retained all copyrights in the works.en_US
dc.rights.restrictionRestricteden_US
dc.subjectRhythmicityen_US
dc.subjectInfant babblingen_US
dc.titleAn acoustical analysis of rhythmicity in infant babblingen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.type.genreThesisen_US
thesis.degree.departmentCommunication Sciences and Disordersen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineCommunication Sciences and Disordersen_US
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Texas at Austinen_US
thesis.degree.levelMastersen_US
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Artsen_US

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