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Although this study does not directly prove the effects of vibrotactile stimulation and body movements, it does try to exhibit some observable effects on production of connected speech among three intellectually disabled subjects. Analysis of the subjects' utterances seems to show a certain improvement in prosodic features such as rhythmic structures and Fo (fundamental frequency) movement. On the other hand, segmental features like articulation of vowels and consonants remained relatively unchanged.
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Masuda, Y. An analysis of spoken language development among three intellectually disabled adults. AI & Soc 10, 259–272 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01174602
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