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Mean length of utterance (or MLU) is a measure of linguistic productivity in children. It is traditionally calculated by collecting 100 utterances spoken by a child and dividing the number of morphemes by the number of utterances.
In total there are 17 morphemes in this data set. In order to find the MLU, we divide the total number of morphemes (17) by the total number of utterances (4). In this particular data set, the mean length of utterance is 17/4 = 4.25. [34]
Utterance being spoken. In spoken language analysis, an utterance is a continuous piece of speech, by one person, before or after which there is silence on the part of the person. [1] In the case of spoken languages, it is generally, but not always, bounded by silence. Utterances do not exist in written language; only their representations do ...
"Mean length of utterance before words and grammar: Longitudinal trends and developmental implications of infant vocalizations". Journal of Child Language . 36 (3): 495– 527.
Syntagmatic complexity: number of parts, such as word length in terms of phonemes, syllables etc. Paradigmatic complexity: variety of parts, such as phoneme inventory size, number of distinctions in a grammatical category, e.g. aspect; Organizational complexity: e.g. ways of arranging components, phonotactic restrictions, variety of word orders.
Toggle the table of contents. Writeprint. 2 languages. Svenska; ... frequency of certain letters, average length of word, mean length of the utterance itself [2]
Speakers vary their speed of speaking according to contextual and physical factors. A typical speaking rate for English is 4 syllables per second, [5] but in different emotional or social contexts the rate may vary, one study reporting a range between 3.3 and 5.9 syl/sec, [6] Another study found significant differences in speaking rate between story-telling and taking part in an interview.
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