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Abdalla, Fauzia; Robb, Michael P.; Al-Shatti, Tareq – Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics, 2010
The purpose of this study was to test whether the content and function word dichotomy of speech disfluency found in English-speaking adults who stutter (AWS) was evident in a language other than English. A group of adult Arabic-speaking AWS were sampled across spontaneous speaking, oral reading, and single-word naming tasks. Moments of disfluency…
Descriptors: Semitic Languages, Speech Communication, Oral Reading, Stuttering
Everard, Rachel – Adults Learning, 2007
In this article, the author explains why City Lit's work with adults who stammer has won recognition and why the adult education setting is ideally suited for the work. Stammering is a complex disorder that is often misunderstood by the general public. Its impact is frequently underestimated. Stammering can have a profound effect on people's…
Descriptors: Stuttering, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Speech Impairments
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Block, Susan; Onslow, Mark; Packman, Ann; Gray, Belinda; Dacakis, Georgia – International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders, 2005
Background: It has been suggested that one way to increase speech pathologists' confidence in working with people who stutter is to provide them with relevant and stimulating clinical experiences during their professional preparation. This paper describes a treatment programme for adults who stutter that is conducted by speech pathology students,…
Descriptors: Stuttering, Clinics, Speech Language Pathology, Foreign Countries