Speech Prosody in Down's and Williams Syndrome: A Comparison
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Expressive and receptive speech prosody in a group of children with Williams syndrome and Down’s syndrome are compared with each other and also with typically developing children using a computerized test battery. It is found that the WS children outperform the DS children on all expressive aspects of prosody, despite having comparable receptive language and non-verbal skills. This suggests that differences in prosodic ability may be linked to genetic disorder.
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