Temporal properties in the spontaneous speech of children at the age of 6–14 years
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https://doi.org/10.21030/anyp.2013.2.2Keywords:
spontaneous speech, 6–14 year olds, speed of speech, pause, fluent speechAbstract
This study shows the temporal properties in the spontaneous speech of children of various age
groups (six-, seven-, nine-, eleven, and thirteen-year-olds): the occurrence and length of pauses
in speech, the ratio of speech and pauses, and the speed of speech. According to the hypothesis
of the research, the speech of children from a younger age group is less fluent and more
discontinuous than of children of an older age. The spontaneous speech of seventy typicallydeveloping children has been investigated. Results show that the continuity of speech depends
on various interrelated factors. In the speech of older children, the fluency of speech without
pauses is evoked by longer segments of speech, fewer shorter-filled or silent pauses, and faster
speed of speech.
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