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Cook, Mark – Language and Speech, 1971
Examines the occurrence of filled pauses (FP) in the spontaneous speech of 11 speakers, finding that FP's occur (1) less often than expected before nouns, verbs, and adverbs, (2) more often than expected before pronouns, and (3) about as often as expected before adjectives. Tables and references. (VJ)
Descriptors: Adverbs, Determiners (Languages), Form Classes (Languages), Language Research

Clark, Herbert H.; Begun, Jeffrey S. – Language and Speech, 1971
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, College Students, Comprehension, Experiments