Property analysis of the finals mispronunciation in Chinese-speaking children with functional articulation disorder
10.3760/cma.j.issn.0578-1310.2016.10.008
- VernacularTitle:功能性构音障碍儿童韵母发音分析
- Author:
Zhihong DU
1
;
Bingwei PENG
;
Xiaojing LI
;
Zhifang HUANG
;
Siyuan YANG
;
Zhuoming CHEN
Author Information
1. 510120,广州市妇女儿童医疗中心神经内科
- Keywords:
Dysarthria;
Child;
Finals
- From:
Chinese Journal of Pediatrics
2016;54(10):752-755
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To characterize the finals mispronunciation in Chinese-speaking children with functional articulation disorder (FAD),in order to promote the standardized diagnosis.Method A retrospective study was conducted.From January to December 2013,90 FAD children,diagnosed by Dysarthria Rating Scale and Mandarin Finals scale,were included in this study.Among them,22 were found to have finals mispronunciation;the average age was (6.56 ± 0.26) years.According to the finals classification,six different finals (simple finals,front vowel compound finals,central vowel compound finals,back vowel compound finals,anterior nasal finals,and posterior nasal finals) were defined;the produced sound samples of those subjects were analyzed.Result In all these children,22 of 90 (24％)were found having finals mispronunciation,the occurring rates of which with omission and substitution errors were:3％ (4/132) for simple finals,30％ (26/88) for front vowel compound finals,26％ (23/88) for central vowel compound finals,7％ (8/110) for back vowel compound finals,73％ (128/176) for anterior nasal finals and 73％ (112/154) for posterior nasal finals,respectively.In omission and substitution errors,the ratios of the finals above were 50％ (150/301),3％ (10/301),5％ (14/301),36％ (107/301),2％ (5/301) and 5％ (15/301),respectively.The most frequently occurred mispronunciation were omission,substitution and distortion,with rates of 37％ (273/748),4％ (28/748) and 8％ (61/748),respectively.Conclusion The FAD children have remarkable mispronunciation of finals.Omission is the main error.The nasal finals are the most commonly involved,followed by front vowel and central vowel compound finals.The simple finals and the back vowel compound finals are most commonly produced in omission and substitution.These finals production features should be considered when making and implementing rehabilitation programs.
