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Apraxia of speech in Cantonese adult speakers

This project aims to investigate apraxia of speech (AOS) in Cantonese speakers.  

Funded project

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Pitch Variation in Adults with Apraxia of Speech. Dean’s Reserve for Research, Scholarly and Other Endeavours. Faculty of Humanities, PolyU. Amount: HK$150,000. June 2021 to May 2023.

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Research output​

Journal publication

  • Zhang, Y. X.*, Wong, E. C. H.*, & Wong, M. N. (2024). Tone-vowel interaction and co-articulation in Cantonese aphasia and apraxia of speech. Aphasiology. https://doi.org/10.1080/02687038.2024.2441203

  • Wong, E. C. H., Wong, M. N., Chen, S., & Lin, J. Y.W. (2024). Pitch-variation skills in Cantonese speakers with apraxia of speech after stroke: Preliminary findings of acoustic analyses. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 67(1), 1-33. https://doi.org/10.1044/2023_JSLHR-23-00242

  • Wong, E. C. H., Wong, M. N., & Wong, T. O. K. (2023). An online survey of clinical practice and confidence in diagnosing acquired apraxia of speech in Cantonese speakers. International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology. https://doi.org/10.1080/17549507.2023.2263181

  • Wong, E. C. H., Wong, M. N., & Velleman, S. L. (2023). Assessment and diagnostic standards of apraxia of speech in Chinese-speaking adults and children: A scoping review. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 32(1), 316-340. https://doi.org/10.1044/2022_AJSLP-21-00355​

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Conference presentation

  • Zhang, Y., Wong, E. C. H., & Wong, M. N. (2023, August). Vowel and tonal co-articulation in Cantonese speakers with apraxia of speech. Paper presented at the 32nd World Congress of the IALP 2023.

  • Wong, T. O. K., Wong, E. C. H., & Wong, M. N. (2021, June 23-25). Assessment and Diagnosis of Apraxia of Speech in Cantonese Speakers – A Survey on Clinical Practice.  Paper presented at the 18th biennial conference of the International Clinical Phonetics and Linguistics Association, Glasgow, the UK.

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