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The influence of phonetic complexity on stuttered speech

Year: 2012

Type: article

Abstract: The primary purpose of this study was to re-examine the influence of phonetic complexity on stuttering in young children through the use of the Word Complexity Measure (WCM). Parent-child conversations were transcribed for 14 children who stutter (mean age = 3 years, 7 months; SD = 11.20 months). Lexical and linguistic factors were accounted for during the analysis. Results indicate that phonetic complexity, as measured by WCM, did not exhibit a significant influence on the likelihood of stuttering. Findings support previous data that suggest stuttering in preschool-age children does not appear significantly related to phonetic complexity of the production.

Source: Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics

DOI: 10.3109/02699206.2012.682696

Authors: Geoffrey A. Coalson, Courtney T. Byrd, Barbara L. Davis

Institution: The University of Texas at Austin

Language: English

Topic: Stuttering Research and Treatment

Subfield: Clinical Psychology

Field: Psychology

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funder: National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders