How many words make a sample? Determining the minimum number of word tokens needed in connected speech samples for child speech assessment.
Connected speech (CS) is an important component of child speech assessment in both clinical practice and research. There is debate in the literature regarding what size sample of CS is required to facilitate reliable measures of speech output. The aim of this study was to identify the minimum number...
| Publicado en: | Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics Vol. 35; no. 8; pp. 761 - 779 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
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