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Disfluencies and speech rate in spontaneous production and in oral reading in people who stutter and who do not stutter

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Author(s):
Joana Cecilia Baptista Ramalho Pinto [1] ; Ana Maria Schiefer [2] ; Clara Regina Brandão de Ávila [3]
Total Authors: 3
Affiliation:
[1] Universidade Federal de São Paulo - Brasil
[2] Universidade Federal de São Paulo. Departamento de Fonoaudiologia - Brasil
[3] Universidade Federal de São Paulo. Departamento de Fonoaudiologia - Brasil
Total Affiliations: 3
Document type: Journal article
Source: Audiol., Commun. Res.; v. 18, n. 2, p. 63-70, 2013-06-00.
Abstract

PURPOSE: To investigate and characterize temporal parameters of speech in spontaneous situation and in oral reading in people who stutter and who do not stutter, and investigate the relation among these variables. METHODS: Thirty participants aged between 17 and 59 years, with a minimum of 08 years of scholar education, constituted the Study Group, composed by 15 people who stutter and the Control Group with 15 people who did not stutter. Subjects on the Control and Study Group were matched by gender, age and education level. After anamnesis it was made: brief neuropsychological assessment, specific stuttering assessment and specific oral reading assessment. Disfluencies were analyzed and it was calculated speech rate on spontaneous production and oral reading. RESULTS: There were more disfluencies in spontaneous speech than in text oral reading in both groups. As to speech rate, in the Control Group, pseudoword and text reading were positively correlated, and in the Study Group, all variables were positively correlated. CONCLUSION: Speech rate and disfluencies analysis characterized both groups, either in spontaneous speech and reading situations which evidenced performance profiles differentiated by speech rate, frequency and disfluency typology. Investigation showed that people who stutter present lower values of speech rate, as well as higher occurrence of disfluencies, either on spontaneous speech and oral reading, in comparison to people who do not stutter. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 10/04874-7 - Correlations between speaking and reading abilities of people who stutter
Grantee:Joana Cecilia Baptista Ramalho Pinto
Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Master