Sentence pairs from female talker 1, 2 and 3 showing the sentence pairs (A and B) and the number of syllables in each sentence in parenthesis.

The difference in syllable number between A and B, and duration of sentence pairs is shown in the last two columns. The sentences were: “Did you know, Woolly is a sheep” (Sheep); “Yum, clams are round, small, soft and tasty” (Clams); “Look, the big red apple fell to the ground” (Apple) and “It's tea time, let's feed the white mouse some flower seeds” (Mouse).Sentence pairs from female talker 1, 2 and 3 showing the sentence pairs (A and B) and the number of syllables in each sentence in parenthesis.