Stuttering and Lexical Category in Adult Arabic Speakers

Autor/inn/en	Abdalla, Fauzia; Robb, Michael P.; Al-Shatti, Tareq
Titel	Stuttering and Lexical Category in Adult Arabic Speakers
Quelle	In: Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics, 24 (2010) 1, S.70-81 (12 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0269-9206
DOI	10.3109/02699200903420316
Schlagwörter	Semitic Languages; Speech Communication; Oral Reading; Stuttering; Form Classes (Languages); Naming; Language Fluency; Speech Language Pathology; Foreign Countries; Contrastive Linguistics; Lexicology; Classification; Phonetics; Kuwait + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Arabisch; Hebräisch; Oral work; Reading; Mündliche Übung; Leseprozess; Lesen; Stammer; Stottern; Analytischer Sprachbau; Language skill; Language skills; Sprachkompetenz; Ausland; Linguistics; Kontrastive Linguistik; Lexikologie; Classification system; Klassifikation; Klassifikationssystem; Phonetik; Fonetik
Abstract	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 were identified and examined in regard to lexical category. Results indicated no significant differences in the amount of disfluency occurring on content and function words. The production of combined content-function words, a unique feature of the Arabic language, was associated with a high level of disfluency. The linguistic bases of stuttering are discussed in regard to language-specific influences. (Contains 2 tables, 2 figures and 1 note.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10