ANALYSIS OF SPEECH MOVEMENTS

ANALYSIS OF SPEECH MOVEMENTS
(Developed by Douglas E. Cross, 1996)

Instructions: Use the following five-point scale to rate each feature of 
speech movement. Features are divided into eight categories with "anchors" 
identified for each. A rating of 3 for any feature represents the most natural
characteristic observed in the normal speaker under non-stressful speaking
conditions. Ratings 1 and 5 represent extreme behaviors with higher and lower
ratings indicating characteristics that typically inhibit or facilitate fluid
feeling/sounding movements respectively.Items marked with "*" are used in analysis
of Communication Pace.

BREATHING MOVEMENT
1. Lung Volume (speech)
2. Holding Breath Pre-Onset
3. Transition Abruptness*
4. Inhalation Speed*
5. Exhalation Speed*

LOW HIGH
1 2 3 4 5
1 2 3 4 5
1 2 3 4 5
1 2 3 4 5
1 2 3 4 5

COMMENTS:
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____________________
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PHONATORY MOVEMENT
6. Pre-Onset Contact Force
7. Vocal Onset Contact Force
8. Onset Abruptness*
9. Offset Abruptness*

LOW HIGH
1 2 3 4 5
1 2 3 4 5
1 2 3 4 5
1 2 3 4 5

COMMENTS:
____________________
____________________
____________________
____________________

ARTICULATION MOVEMENT
10. Contact Force
11. Onset Abruptness*
12. Offset Abruptness*

LOW HIGH
1 2 3 4 5
1 2 3 4 5
1 2 3 4 5

COMMENTS:
____________________
____________________
____________________

BLENDING MOVEMENT
13. Across Sounds
14. Across Words
15. Across Utterances

LOW HIGH
1 2 3 4 5
1 2 3 4 5
1 2 3 4 5

COMMENTS:
____________________
____________________
____________________

SEQUENCE OF MOVEMENT
16. Linguistic
17. Movement

LOW HIGH
1 2 3 4 5
1 2 3 4 5

COMMENTS:
____________________
____________________

PAUSE TIMES
18. Within Utterances
19. Between Speakers

LOW HIGH
1 2 3 4 5
1 2 3 4 5

COMMENTS:
____________________
____________________

RHYTHM
20. Intonation
21. Stress Patterns
22. Pause Locations

LOW HIGH
1 2 3 4 5
1 2 3 4 5
1 2 3 4 5

COMMENTS:
____________________
____________________
____________________

VOICE QUALITY
23. Pitch
24. Loudness
25. Resonance

LOW HIGH
1 2 3 4 5
1 2 3 4 5
1 2 3 4 5

COMMENTS:
____________________
____________________
____________________

BREATHING MOVEMENT 1. Lung Volume (speech) 2. Holding Breath Pre-Onset 3. Transition Abruptness* 4. Inhalation Speed* 5. Exhalation Speed*	LOW HIGH 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5	COMMENTS: ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________
PHONATORY MOVEMENT 6. Pre-Onset Contact Force 7. Vocal Onset Contact Force 8. Onset Abruptness* 9. Offset Abruptness*	LOW HIGH 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5	COMMENTS: ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________
ARTICULATION MOVEMENT 10. Contact Force 11. Onset Abruptness* 12. Offset Abruptness*	LOW HIGH 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5	COMMENTS: ____________________ ____________________ ____________________
BLENDING MOVEMENT 13. Across Sounds 14. Across Words 15. Across Utterances	LOW HIGH 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5	COMMENTS: ____________________ ____________________ ____________________
SEQUENCE OF MOVEMENT 16. Linguistic 17. Movement	LOW HIGH 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5	COMMENTS: ____________________ ____________________
PAUSE TIMES 18. Within Utterances 19. Between Speakers	LOW HIGH 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5	COMMENTS: ____________________ ____________________
RHYTHM 20. Intonation 21. Stress Patterns 22. Pause Locations	LOW HIGH 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5	COMMENTS: ____________________ ____________________ ____________________
VOICE QUALITY 23. Pitch 24. Loudness 25. Resonance	LOW HIGH 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5	COMMENTS: ____________________ ____________________ ____________________