The role of sentence position, allomorph, and morpheme type on accurate use of s-related morphemes by children who are hard of hearing

Keegan Koehlinger; Amanda Owen Van Horne; Jacob Oleson; Ryan McCreery; Mary Pat Moeller

doi:10.1044/2015_JSLHR-L-14-0134

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The role of sentence position, allomorph, and morpheme type on accurate use of s-related morphemes by children who are hard of hearing

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The role of sentence position, allomorph, and morpheme type on accurate use of s-related morphemes by children who are hard of hearing

Keegan Koehlinger, Amanda Owen Van Horne, Jacob Oleson, Ryan McCreery and Mary Pat Moeller

Journal of speech, language, and hearing research, Vol.58(2), pp.396-409

04/2015

DOI: 10.1044/2015_JSLHR-L-14-0134

PMCID: PMC4398614

PMID: 25650750

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Abstract

Production accuracy of s-related morphemes was examined in 3-year-olds with mild-to-severe hearing loss, focusing on perceptibility, articulation, and input frequency. Morphemes with /s/, /z/, and /ɪz/ as allomorphs (plural, possessive, third-person singular -s, and auxiliary and copula "is") were analyzed from language samples gathered from 51 children (ages: 2;10 [years;months] to 3;8) who are hard of hearing (HH), all of whom used amplification. Articulation was assessed via the Goldman-Fristoe Test of Articulation-Second Edition, and monomorphemic word final /s/ and /z/ production. Hearing was measured via better ear pure tone average, unaided Speech Intelligibility Index, and aided sensation level of speech at 4 kHz. Unlike results reported for children with normal hearing, the group of children who are HH correctly produced the /ɪz/ allomorph more than /s/ and /z/ allomorphs. Relative accuracy levels for morphemes and sentence positions paralleled those of children with normal hearing. The 4-kHz sensation level scores (but not the better ear pure tone average or Speech Intelligibility Index), the Goldman-Fristoe Test of Articulation-Second Edition, and word final s/z use all predicted accuracy. Both better hearing and higher articulation scores are associated with improved morpheme production, and better aided audibility in the high frequencies and word final production of s/z are particularly critical for morpheme acquisition in children who are HH.

Language Development Disorders - psychology

Hearing Loss - psychology

Child Language

Humans

Child, Preschool

Phonetics

Female

Male

Psycholinguistics

Speech Intelligibility

Speech Perception

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Title: Subtitle: The role of sentence position, allomorph, and morpheme type on accurate use of s-related morphemes by children who are hard of hearing
Creators: Keegan Koehlinger
Amanda Owen Van Horne
Jacob Oleson
Ryan McCreery
Mary Pat Moeller
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Journal of speech, language, and hearing research, Vol.58(2), pp.396-409
DOI: 10.1044/2015_JSLHR-L-14-0134
PMID: 25650750
PMCID: PMC4398614
NLM abbreviation: J Speech Lang Hear Res
ISSN: 1092-4388
eISSN: 1558-9102
Publisher: United States
Grant note: R01 DC009560 / NIDCD NIH HHS P30 DC004662 / NIDCD NIH HHS 5 R01 DC009560-03 / NIDCD NIH HHS 2 R01 DC009560-06 / NIDCD NIH HHS
Language: English
Date published: 04/2015
Academic Unit: Communication Sciences and Disorders; Biostatistics
Record Identifier: 9983997350202771

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