Publication: Whole Word Phonological Measures in Typically Developing Native Nepali Speaking Children: A Cross-sectional Comparative Study
| creativeworkseries.issn | 2091-0843 | |
| dc.contributor.author | Duwadi, Sabin Sharma | |
| dc.contributor.author | Sreedevi, N Sreedevi | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-08-11T10:04:57Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-08-11T10:04:57Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2024 | |
| dc.description | Sabin Sharma Duwadi All India Institute of Speech and Hearing, Mysore, Karnataka, India N Sreedevi Sreedevi All India Institute of Speech and Hearing, Mysore, Karnataka, India Author Biographies Sabin Sharma Duwadi, All India Institute of Speech and Hearing, Mysore, Karnataka, India Ph.D. Scholar N Sreedevi Sreedevi, All India Institute of Speech and Hearing, Mysore, Karnataka, India Professor of Speech Sciences Department of Speech Language Sciences All India Institute of Speech and Hearing | |
| dc.description.abstract | Abstract: Aims and Objectives: To establish preliminary normative reference data for Phonological Mean Length of Utterance, Proportion of Word Proximity, and Percentage of Words Correct in native Nepali-speaking children aged 2 to 3 years and examine developmental differences between age groups. Methods: Twenty-four typically developing children (12 males, 12 females) were recruited from a Kathmandu preschool, divided into two groups ≥2.0 to <2.6 years (n=12) and ≥2.6 to <3.0 years (n=12). Participants completed a picture-naming task using 50 familiar stimuli. Speech samples were audio-recorded and phonetically transcribed. Phonological Mean Length of Utterance, Proportion of Word Proximity, and Percentage of Words Correct were calculated following established protocols. Results: Significant age-related improvements were observed across all whole-word phonological measures. Children aged 2.5–3.0 years demonstrated higher Phonological Mean Length of Utterance, Proportion of Word Proximity, and Percentage of Words Correct scores than those aged 2.0–2.5 years (p < 0.05). Strong positive correlations were found between chronological age and Phonological Mean Length of Utterance (r = 0.76) and Percentage of Words Correct (r = 0.79), while Proportion of Word Proximity showed a moderate positive correlation (r = 0.58). These findings indicate progressive improvement in phonological complexity and accuracy with age in Nepali-speaking children. Conclusion: Results demonstrated developmental progression in phonological complexity and accuracy between 2 and 3 years in Nepali-speaking children. These preliminary normative reference values provided valuable reference data for clinical assessment and research in this understudied population. Keywords: Nepali language, phonological development, speech assessment, whole-word measures, phonological mean length of utterance, percentage of words correct, proportion of whole-word proximity | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14572/7215 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | |
| dc.publisher | Society of Otolaryngologists of Nepal | |
| dc.subject | Nepali language | |
| dc.subject | phonological development | |
| dc.subject | speech assessment | |
| dc.subject | whole-word measures | |
| dc.subject | phonological mean length of utterance | |
| dc.subject | percentage of words correct | |
| dc.subject | proportion of whole-word proximity | |
| dc.title | Whole Word Phonological Measures in Typically Developing Native Nepali Speaking Children: A Cross-sectional Comparative Study | |
| dc.type | Article | |
| dspace.entity.type | Publication | |
| local.article.type | Original Article | |
| oaire.citation.endPage | 20 | |
| oaire.citation.startPage | 16 | |
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