Severity

What does severity measure in speech production?

Severity measures how accurately a speaker produces speech sounds compared to intended sounds.

What is involved in the Percent Consonants Correct (PCC) procedure?

Record a 5-10 minute speech sample, count total consonants versus correct consonants to derive a percentage.

What are exceptions noted in PCC for consonant counting?

Acceptable coarticulation patterns (e.g., /wɑtɚ/, /wɑdɚ/, /wɑɾɚ/ for 'water') and the post-vocalic 'r' in 'farm' counts as a consonant.

How do you analyze speech samples for Percent Whole-Words Correct (PWC)?

Count total words and accurately used words, then calculate accuracy percentage.

What does Percent Whole-Word Variability (PWV) measure?

PWV measures production variability of words and indicates consistency in speech.

What is the procedure to calculate PWV?

List repetitions and varying productions for words, then calculate the number of different productions per total productions.

What concept does Phonemic Mean Length Utterance (PMLU) relate to?

PMLU measures mean length units of phonemes in utterances for speech analysis.

What is the focus of the application activity for PCC?

Analyze CLIENT A's and Claire's samples, count consonants, calculate accuracy percentage, and review results.

What should be included in the application activities for PWC and PWV?

Count and calculate accuracy percentages for speech samples and review results after the activity.