Metrical Encoding in Adults Who Do and Do Not Stutter.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to explore metrical aspects of phonological encoding (i.e., stress and syllable boundary assignment) in adults who do and do not stutter (AWS and AWNS, respectively). Method: Participants monitored nonwords for target sounds during silent phoneme monitoring tas...

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Published in:Journal of Speech, Language & Hearing Research Vol. 58; no. 3; pp. 601 - 622
Main Authors: Coalson, Geoffrey A., Byrd, Courtney T.
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Published: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Jun2015
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          Coalson, Geoffrey A.
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          Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge
          University of Texas at Austin
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        Analysis of variance
        Intelligence tests
        Memory
        Phonetics
        Self-evaluation
        Stuttering
        Phonological awareness
        Statistical correlation
        Experimental design
        Neuropsychological tests
        Probability theory
        Questionnaires
        Reaction time
        Research funding
        Scale analysis (Psychology)
        Speech therapists
        Statistics
        Transducers
        Inter-observer reliability
        Repeated measures design
        Severity of illness index
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          Analysis of variance
          Intelligence tests
          Memory
          Phonetics
          Self-evaluation
          Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists
          Other Electronic Component Manufacturing
          Semiconductor and other electronic component manufacturing
          Stuttering
          Phonological awareness
          Statistical correlation
          Experimental design
          Neuropsychological tests
          Probability theory
          Questionnaires
          Reaction time
          Research funding
          Scale analysis (Psychology)
          Speech therapists
          Statistics
          Transducers
          Inter-observer reliability
          Repeated measures design
          Severity of illness index
          Descriptive statistics
      ab: Purpose: The purpose of this study was to explore metrical aspects of phonological encoding (i.e., stress and syllable boundary assignment) in adults who do and do not stutter (AWS and AWNS, respectively). Method: Participants monitored nonwords for target sounds during silent phoneme monitoring tasks across two distinct experiments. For Experiment 1, the 22 participants (11 AWNS, 11 AWS) silently monitored target phonemes in nonwords with initial stress. For Experiment 2, an additional cohort of 22 participants (11 AWNS, 11 AWS) silently monitored phonemes in nonwords with noninitial stress. Results: In Experiment 1, AWNS and AWS silently monitored target phonemes in initial stress stimuli with similar speed and accuracy. In Experiment 2, AWS demonstrated a within-group effect that was not present for AWNS. They required additional time when monitoring phonemes immediately following syllable boundary assignment in stimuli with noninitial stress. There was also a between-groups effect, with AWS exhibiting significantly greater errors identifying phonemes in nonwords with noninitial stress than AWNS. Conclusions: Findings suggest metrical properties may affect the time course of phonological encoding in AWS in a manner distinct from AWNS. Specifically, in the absence of initial stress, metrical encoding of the syllable boundary may delay speech planning in AWS and contribute to breakdowns in fluent speech production.
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