Simulations of stuttered speech: numbers and types of dysfluencies. 1995

E A Leach, and W B Wolfolk, and D Fucci, and M D Gonzales
School of Hearing and Speech Sciences, Ohio University, Athens 45701-2979, USA.

The purpose of this study was to assess whether stuttered speech could be simulated by normal-speaking individuals and to identify significant parameters used in the simulation process. The subjects were 24 normal-speaking graduate students in speech-language pathology. The subjects were assigned the task of simulating stuttered speech given specific levels of severity. Then they were asked to listen to the simulated samples and identify the number and types of dysfluencies presented. Analysis showed agreement among subjects on the number of dysfluencies, with the exception of samples simulating severe stuttering behavior. Judging the number of dysfluencies in the simulated samples of severe stuttering appeared to be a more difficult task. The types of dysfluencies noted by the listeners were restricted primarily to repetitions and prolongations. Simulated stuttered speech was therefore judged to be composed of fewer types of stuttering behavior than actual stuttered speech is reported to be.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D013067 Speech Perception The process whereby an utterance is decoded into a representation in terms of linguistic units (sequences of phonetic segments which combine to form lexical and grammatical morphemes). Speech Discrimination,Discrimination, Speech,Perception, Speech
D013342 Stuttering A disturbance in the normal fluency and time patterning of speech that is inappropriate for the individual's age. This disturbance is characterized by frequent repetitions or prolongations of sounds or syllables. Various other types of speech dysfluencies may also be involved including interjections, broken words, audible or silent blocking, circumlocutions, words produced with an excess of physical tension, and monosyllabic whole word repetitions. Stuttering may occur as a developmental condition in childhood or as an acquired disorder which may be associated with BRAIN INFARCTIONS and other BRAIN DISEASES. (From DSM-IV, 1994) Stammering,Stuttering, Acquired,Stuttering, Adult,Stuttering, Childhood,Stuttering, Developmental,Stuttering, Familial Persistent 1,Acquired Stuttering,Adult Stuttering,Childhood Stuttering,Developmental Stuttering

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