Logopedics, Vol. 6 No. 2, 2016.
Original scientific paper
https://doi.org/10.31299/log.6.2.5
Pseudowords: How are they measured and what should they be used for
Maja Kelić
; Sveučilište u Zagrebu, Edukacijsko-rehabilitacijski fakultet, Odsjek za logopediju
Mirta Zelenika Zeba
; Sveučilište u Zagrebu, Edukacijsko-rehabilitacijski fakultet, Odsjek za logopediju
Jelena Kuvač Kraljević
; Sveučilište u Zagrebu, Edukacijsko-rehabilitacijski fakultet, Odsjek za logopediju
Abstract
Repetition of pseudowords is one of the most common measures of phonological working memory. Although pseudowords are widely used, little attention has been given to the parameters that should be taken into account in their construction. Accordingly, a list of pseudowords has been produced by manipulating the length (number of syllables) and phonological complexity (syllable structure, i.e. onset and coda) of each pseudoword. The aim of this research was to determine the correlation between pseudoword repetition and other working memory measures – digit span and syllable repetition. The list of pseudowords, as a measure of working memory, was administered with a sample of children with specific language impairment (N=10, mean age=10,6 years). In addition to pseudoword repetition, working memory was measured using syllable repetition and digit span (WISC-IV) tasks. The results demonstrated a significant and positive correlation between digit span and syllable repetition, while pseudoword repetition was not correlated to any other working memory measure. Based on these findings, it seems that pseudoword repetition is not only a working memory measure, but rather reflects the development of the phonological system.
Keywords
phonological processing; phonological working memory; pseudowords
Hrčak ID:
172065
URI
Publication date:
31.12.2016.
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