The frequency of simultaneous disfluency and phonological errors in children: A preliminary investigation

The frequency of simultaneous disfluency and phonological errors was examined in seven young English-speaking children exhibiting coexisting stuttering and phonological disorders. Data were gathered during 30 minutes of mother-child conversation and analyzed in three parts: (1) stuttering, (2) phono...

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Published in:Journal of fluency disorders 2000, Vol.25 (4), p.269-281
Main Authors: Wolk, Lesley, Blomgren, Michael, Smith, Allan B
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Articulation
Biological and medical sciences
Child clinical studies
Co-occurrence
Fluency
Language and communication disorders
Medical sciences
Phonology
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Stuttering
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Summary:The frequency of simultaneous disfluency and phonological errors was examined in seven young English-speaking children exhibiting coexisting stuttering and phonological disorders. Data were gathered during 30 minutes of mother-child conversation and analyzed in three parts: (1) stuttering, (2) phonological errors, and (3) stuttering and phonological error co-occurrence. Results indicated that stuttering did not occur more frequently on syllables with phonological errors than on syllables without phonological errors. However, the frequency of disfluency on word-initial consonant clusters with phonological errors was significantly higher than on word-initial consonant clusters without phonological errors. Theoretical and clinical implications are discussed.
ISSN:0094-730X
1873-801X
DOI:10.1016/S0094-730X(00)00076-0