Modification of articulation error using a multiple-context, distinctive-feature treatment program.

N G Bountress; M G Bountress; J L Nusbaum

doi:10.2466/pms.1985.61.3.792

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Modification of articulation error using a multiple-context, distinctive-feature treatment program.

N G Bountress·M G Bountress·J L Nusbaum

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This study describes a distinctive feature approach to remediating articulation disorders which, rather than relying upon across-phoneme generalization, incorporates all phonemes exhibiting a specific feature. Comparison is made to an approach which relies upon generalization. Clinical implications are discussed.

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N G Bountress, M G Bountress, J L Nusbaum. 1985. Modification of articulation error using a multiple-context, distinctive-feature treatment program.. https://doi.org/10.2466/pms.1985.61.3.792

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