Phonological Neighborhood and Word Frequency Effects in the Stuttered Disfluencies of Children Who Stutter

Autor/in	Anderson, Julie D.
Titel	Phonological Neighborhood and Word Frequency Effects in the Stuttered Disfluencies of Children Who Stutter
Quelle	In: Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 50 (2007) 1, S.229-247 (19 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1092-4388
Schlagwörter	Phonemes; Familiarity; Preschool Children; Phonology; Word Frequency; Stuttering; Vocabulary; Language Fluency; Grammar; Databases; Speech Communication + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Fonem; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Fonologie; Word analysis; Frequency; Wortanalyse; Häufigkeit; Stammer; Stottern; Wortschatz; Language skill; Language skills; Sprachkompetenz; Grammatik; Datenbank
Abstract	Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine (a) the role of neighborhood density (number of words that are phonologically similar to a target word) and frequency variables on the stuttering-like disfluencies of preschool children who stutter, and (b) whether these variables have an effect on the type of stuttering-like disfluency produced. Method: A 500+ word speech sample was obtained from each participant (N = 15). Each stuttered word was randomly paired with the firstly produced word that closely matched it in grammatical class, familiarity, and number of syllables/phonemes. Frequency, neighborhood density, and neighborhood frequency values were obtained for the stuttered and fluent words from an online database. Results: Findings revealed that stuttered words were lower in frequency and neighborhood frequency than fluent words. Words containing part-word repetitions and sound prolongations were also lower in frequency and/or neighborhood frequency than fluent words, but these frequency variables did not have an effect on single-syllable word repetitions. Neighborhood density failed to influence the susceptibility of words to stuttering, as well as the type of stuttering-like disfluency produced. Conclusions: In general, findings suggest that neighborhood and frequency variables not only influence the fluency with which words are produced in speech, but also have an impact on the type of stuttering-like disfluency produced. (Author).
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