Table 2.

Language Sample Measures For Young And Older Adults.

	Young Adults		Older Adults
	M	SD	M	SD
MLU
Emphasis on Tracking	13.6a	4.1	12.1a	4.3
Equal Emphasis	13.6a	3.5	11.9a	4.1
Emphasis on Talking	13.7a	3.9	11.7a	4.3
WPM
Emphasis on Tracking	131c	27	96a	38
Equal Emphasis	143b	44	103b	37
Emphasis on Talking	158a	37	126c	35
MCU
Emphasis on Tracking	1.1c	0.4	1.1a	0.4
Equal Emphasis	1.4b	0.5	1.2a	0.4
Emphasis on Talking	2.5a	0.4	1.1a	0.4
DLevel
Emphasis on Tracking	3.1c	1.1	3.1a	0.9
Equal Emphasis	3.6b	1.2	3.2a	1.0
Emphasis on Talking	3.9a	1.4	3.2a	1.1
PDensity
Emphasis on Tracking	5.6a	1.1	5.3a	0.6
Equal Emphasis	5.8a	0.8	5.4a	0.6
Emphasis on Talking	5.9a	1.3	5.5a	0.8

Note: MLU = mean length of utterance; WPM = words per minute; MCU = mean clauses per utterance; DLevel = developmental level; PDensity = propositional density.

Note: For each measure, means in the same column with different subscripts are significantly different at p < .05.