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ERIC Number: EJ975734
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012-Jul
Pages: 14
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0269-9206
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The Influence of Phonetic Complexity on Stuttered Speech
Coalson, Geoffrey A.; Byrd, Courtney T.; Davis, Barbara L.
Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics, v26 n7 p646-659 Jul 2012
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. (Contains 1 figure and 3 tables.)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Preschool Education
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Language: English
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