The phrase "affect speech" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing how something influences or changes the way someone speaks or communicates.
Example: "The medication may affect speech patterns, making it difficult for patients to articulate their thoughts clearly."
Alternatives: "influence speech" or "impact speech".
Aging can alter, temporal processing and affect speech perception.
A promising approach to understanding the mechanistic basis of speech is to study disorders that affect speech without compromising other cognitive or motor functions.
The posterior cricoid perichondrium is elevated and the posterior half of the cricoid lamina is carefully removed with small rongeurs, being careful not to enter the mucosa or injury the adjacent cricoarytenoid joints, which could affect speech (Figure 9).
In this introduction to this special issue of the Journal of Phonetics, the concept of generalization of scientific explanations across normal individuals and individuals with identified clinical disorders that affect speech production and perception is discussed.
It is possible that month-to-month differences in hormonal levels and other factors that can affect speech may have a greater effect on VOT than either the taking of oral contraceptives or the phase differences within a menstrual cycle.
This one has a new protagonist, in the form of Kathryn Dance, California Bureau of Investigation agent and an expert in kinesics (body language and the way emotions and stress affect speech and behaviour), which means she always knows when people are lying.
The variant gene "affects speech, but with knock-on effects in nonverbal ability," Dr. Vargha-Khadem said.
Penchant for hosting parties and affected speech inflections (old sport/darling)?
Even that can have a benefit because the swelling can cause neurological problems like those affecting speech or motion.
When the members of a creepy self-help group request confessionals, Portia delivers a surprisingly affecting speech about the fact that people think she's dumb.
We were able to dissociate auditory and somatosensory feedback by using a robotic device that altered the jaw's motion path, and hence proprioception, without affecting speech acoustics.
