Assessment of Articulation by Use of Palatography.

Accession number;00A0534304
Title;Assessment of Articulation by Use of Palatography.
Author; IMAI SATOKO (Kokusai Iryofukushi Daigaku Hokengakubu) WAKUMOTO MASAHIKO (ATR Human Information Processing Res. Lab.) NIU KAZUYO (Showa Univ., Sch. of Dent.)
Journal Title;Japan Journal of Logopedics and Phoniatrics
Journal Code:Z0214B
ISSN:0030-2813
VOL.41;NO.2;PAGE.159-169(2000)
Figure&Table&Reference;FIG.15, TBL.1, REF.26
Pub. Country;Japan
Language;Japanese
Abstract;Electropalatography(EPG) is a method to obtain data on the dynamics of lingual articulation. It is useful both in the assessment and treatment of various types of articulation disorders, especially distorted sounds with cleft-palate and glossectomized patients. Many improvements in EPG technique have recently been carried out. The location of electrodes on the artificial palate has been extended to the maxillary tooth and soft palate. In addition. Two new techniques, a three-dimensional EPG and a pressure-sensitive EPG, have been developed. Here, EPG patterns were examined in fourteen normal Japanese speakers, six male and eight female, aged between 21 and 29(average 25.1). All subjects have normal dentitions and occlusions. The speech material consisted of three syllables, [ta][sa][fa], proceeding the vowel[a]. (author abst.)