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Browsing Humanities by UP Author "Van der Merwe, Anita"
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Stipinovich, Alexandra; Van der Merwe, Anita (South African Speech-Language-Hearing Association, 2007-08)The Four-level framework of speech sensorimotor control (van der Merwe, 1997)complicates the traditional view of dysarthria as a purely motor execution disorder. According to this framework, hypokinetic, hyperkinetic and ...
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Jones, Gail; Van der Merwe, Anita; Van der Linde, Jeannie; Le Roux, Maria (Mia) (NISC (Pty) Ltd and Informa UK Limited (trading as Taylor & Francis Group), 2018-06)This study reports on the development of a Setswana tonal minimal pair word list, which could be implemented as research tool in the field of Bantu language linguistics and in speech pathology in South Africa. The development ...
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Naidoo, Yugeshiree; Van der Merwe, Anita; Groenewald, Emily; Naude, Elsie (NISC, 2005)This study investigated development of speech sounds and syllable structure of words in 18 Zulu-speaking children between the ages of 3.0 and 6.2. A 100-word spontaneous conversational sample was elicited from each subject. ...
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Rausch, Tessa L.; Kendall, D.L. (Diane); Kover, Sara T.; Louw, Elizabeth M.; Zsilavecz, Ursula Louise; Van der Merwe, Anita (AOSIS OpenJournals, 2017-02-27)BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE : Children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) experience difficulty with expressive language, including form (e.g. grammatical construction) and content (e.g. coherence). The ...
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The effect of voice disorders on lexical tone variation : exploratory study in an African language Jones, Gail; Van der Merwe, Anita; Olinger, Lynda; Le Roux, Maria (Mia); Van der Linde, Jeannie (Informa Healthcare, 2020)PURPOSE : The aim was to determine if the presence of a voice disorder in speakers of Setswana, an African tone language, will negatively impact the accuracy of identification by typical first language judges of words ...
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Van der Merwe, Anita; Le Roux, Mia (AOSIS OpenJournals, 2014-12-03)The objective of this article is to create awareness amongst speech-language pathologists and audiologists in South Africa regarding the difference between the sound systems of Germanic languages and the sound systems ...
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Van der Merwe, Anita; Steyn, Mollie (American Speech Language Hearing Association, 2018-02)PURPOSE : The aim of the study was to propose the speech motor learning approach (Van der Merwe, 2011) as a treatment for childhood apraxia of speech and to determine if it will effect positive change in the ability of a ...
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Van der Merwe, Anita (Routledge, 2021)BACKGROUND : The complexity of speech motor control, and the incomplete conceptualisation of phases in the transformation of the speech code from linguistic symbols to a code amenable to a motor system, tend to obscure the ...
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Engelbrecht, Leanie; Van der Merwe, Anita (South African Speech-Language-Hearing Association, 2007-08)The article explores the quality of life of two participants who had undergone total glosso-laryngectomy as treatment for advanced tongue base cancer. Semi-structured interviews were conducted and questions relating to the ...
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Van der Merwe, Anita (Taylor & Francis, 2007-08)Overt attempts at self-correction of speech errors reflect conscious monitoring of speech output. The ability to monitor speech reveals something about the dynamics of motor control. Speakers with apraxia of speech (AOS) ...
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Van der Merwe, Anita (Routledge, 2011-10)Background: In this paper the rationale for a treatment of apraxia of speech, the speech motor learning (SML) approach, is described and the effects of its application explored. The SML approach endeavours to address the ...
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Engelbrecht, Leanie; Van der Merwe, Anita; Pretorius, Jan P. (University of Johannesburg, 2006)Advanced tongue cancer may have a devastating effect on a person’s ability to speak and to swallow. Very little is known about the surgical management and speech and swallowing rehabilitation of persons with advanced ...
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Theron, Karin; Van der Merwe, Anita; Robin, Donald A.; Groenewald, Emily (Routledge, 2009)BACKGROUND: The four‐level framework of speech production (Van der Merwe, 199741. Van der Merwe , A. 1997 . “ A theoretical framework for the characterization of pathologic speech sensorimotor control. ” . In Clinical ...
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Couch, Stephanie; Zieba, Dominique; Van der Linde, Jeannie; Van der Merwe, Anita (AOSIS OpenJournals, 2015)BACKGROUND : As a professional voice user, it is imperative that a speech-language pathologist’s (SLP) vocal effectiveness remain consistent throughout the day. Many factors may contribute to reduced vocal effectiveness, ...
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Kendall, D.L. (Diane); Edmonds, Lisa; Van Zyl, Anine; Odendaal, Inge; Stein, Molly; Van der Merwe, Anita (AOSIS OpenJournals, 2015-06-26)INTRODUCTION : The aim of this study is contribute to clinical practice of bilinguals around the globe, as well as to add to our understanding of bilingual aphasia processing, by analysing confrontation naming data from ...
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