Aspects of non-native pronunciation in a case of altered accent following stroke (foreign accent syndrome)

Citation
J. Dankovicova et al., Aspects of non-native pronunciation in a case of altered accent following stroke (foreign accent syndrome), CLIN LING P, 15(3), 2001, pp. 195-218
Citations number
45
Language
INGLESE
art.tipo
Article
Categorie Soggetti
Rehabilitation
Journal title
CLINICAL LINGUISTICS & PHONETICS
ISSN journal
0269-9206 → ACNP
Volume
15
Issue
3
Year of publication
2001
Pages
195 - 218
Database
ISI
SICI code
0269-9206(200104/05)15:3<195:AONPIA>2.0.ZU;2-4
Abstract
Foreign accent syndrome (FAS) refers to a disorder that involves foreign so unding speech, usually following stroke. This paper presents a case study o f an English patient allegedly speaking with a Scottish English accent afte r right-hemisphere stroke. The results of detailed impressionistic and acou stic analyses are reported, based on a direct comparison of the patient's p re-stroke and post-stroke speech samples. The emphasis is on a comparison o f the typical features of Scottish English and phonetic features actually f ound in the patient's post-stroke speech. The respective roles of prosodic and segmental features in the post-stroke speech sample are also discussed. Rather untypically, prosodic features seem to be affected to a much lesser extant than segmental phonetic features in the patient's post-stroke speec h. They are, therefore, less likely to contribute to the perception of a fo reign accent.