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Schwartz, Martin F. – Journal of Speech and Hearing Disorders, 1974
A model of the core of the stuttering block is presented, based on evidence that the disorder is essentially an inappropriate, vigorous contraction of the posterior cricoarytenoid in response to the subglottal air pressures required for speech. (Author)
Descriptors: Anatomy, Emotional Problems, Etiology, Exceptional Child Research
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Still, A. W.; Griggs, S. – Journal of Speech and Hearing Research, 1979
There was a significant decrease in the difference between observed and expected probabilities over the first 30 words following a stutter. Also, the two adult Ss initially increased their stuttering rate. Findings supported a combination of the anxiety and feedback models of A. W. Still and C. A. Sherrard. (Author/DLS)
Descriptors: Articulation (Speech), Conceptual Schemes, Exceptional Child Research, Foreign Countries
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Bloodstein, Oliver – Journal of Speech and Hearing Disorders, 1974
Descriptors: Case Studies, Conceptual Schemes, Exceptional Child Research, Language Patterns
Murray, Elwood; Stewart, Joseph L. – 1973
The methodological soundness of a number of communicational models is tested for relevance to communicative disorders. Existing models lack isomorphism in relating environment to language structure. A new model, useful in classification of communicative disorders, is proposed, tested, and found to encompass (1) an indication that language is a…
Descriptors: Aphasia, Audiology, Communication (Thought Transfer), Cybernetics