AbstractThe aim of the present study was to investigate lingual kinematics during sentence production in dysarthric individuals. Three males, aged between 35 and 69 years with dysarthric speech post stroke were assessed at 6 months and 12 months post stroke using the electromagnetic articulography AG-200. A group of 15 non-neurologically impaired males, aged between 36 and 72 years (mean = 56.33 years, SD = 15.59) served as the control speakers. Two target sentences, “Tess told Dan to stay f it” and “Karl got a croaking frog,” were used to measure tongue-tip and tongueback movements, respectively, at habitual and fast rates of speech. Articulatory kinematic data, namely duration, distance, velocity, acceleration, and deceleration, were obtained for both sentences. Detailed profiles of the articulatory kinematics exhibited by each of the individual dysarthric speakers at 6 and 12 months post stroke compared to controls are presented. Results showed that one of the dysarthric speakers exhibited kinematic pa...
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