arXiv:2507.01888eess.AS2025-07被引 1

用神经网络推断儿童发音动作,发现感知评分能准确反映发音错误程度。

Perceptual Ratings Predict Speech Inversion Articulatory Kinematics in Childhood Speech Sound Disorders

  • 通过语音逆向神经网络推断发音动作参数
  • 感知评分可预测发音偏离标准音的距离
  • 对/r/音错误的分类与定位效果优于/s/音

目的:评估基于语音构音学语音逆向神经网络推断出的发音动作参数,是否与患有言语发音障碍儿童的/r/和/s/音感知评分一致。方法:对118名儿童及3名成人(年龄2.25-45岁)共5,961个语句的发音进行分析,使用新型5分制PERCEPT评分量表及训练流程标准化感知评分。研究包含三个问题:1)推断出的声道变量是否与目标音的发音错误类别(如齿化/s/中舌尖更靠前)相符;2)梯度评分能否预测错误发音与标准发音之间的动作接近度。结果:线性混合模型估计边际均值支持18项/r/假设中的17项,涉及舌尖与舌体的狭窄程度;/s/音中15项假设中有7项得到支持,主要集中在舌尖相关特征。第三个模型显示,PERCEPT评分显著预测了错误发音与正确发音的动作接近程度。结论:推断出的声道变量能有效区分/r/音的发音错误类型与程度,对/s/音效果较弱,且与感知判断高度一致。研究结果支持语音逆向声道变量及PERCEPT评分在临床中量化发音接近度的可解释性,尤其适用于/r/音。

原文摘要 · Abstract (English)

Purpose: This study evaluated whether articulatory kinematics, inferred by Articulatory Phonology speech inversion neural networks, aligned with perceptual ratings of /r/ and /s/ in the speech of children with speech sound disorders. Methods: Articulatory Phonology vocal tract variables were inferred for 5,961 utterances from 118 children and 3 adults, aged 2.25-45 years. Perceptual ratings were standardized using the novel 5-point PERCEPT Rating Scale and training protocol. Two research questions examined if the articulatory patterns of inferred vocal tract variables aligned with the perceptual error category for the phones investigated (e.g., tongue tip is more anterior in dentalized /s/ productions than in correct /s/). A third research question examined if gradient PERCEPT Rating Scale scores predicted articulatory proximity to correct productions. Results: Estimated marginal means from linear mixed models supported 17 of 18 /r/ hypotheses, involving tongue tip and tongue body constrictions. For /s/, estimated marginal means from a second linear mixed model supported 7 of 15 hypotheses, particularly those related to the tongue tip. A third linear mixed model revealed that PERCEPT Rating Scale scores significantly predicted articulatory proximity of errored phones to correct productions. Conclusion: Inferred vocal tract variables differentiated category and magnitude of articulatory errors for /r/, and to a lesser extent for /s/, aligning with perceptual judgments. These findings support the clinical interpretability of speech inversion vocal tract variables and the PERCEPT Rating Scale in quantifying articulatory proximity to the target sound, particularly for /r/.

语音分析儿童言语神经网络发音障碍

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