TY - JOUR
T1 - Exploring the link between stuttering and phonology
T2 - A review and implications for treatment
AU - Sasisekaran, Jayanthi
PY - 2014/5
Y1 - 2014/5
N2 - Three lines of research have been pursued in the literature to study the link between phonology and stuttering: (1) effects of phonological complexity on the location (loci) of stutter events; (2) outcomes of standardized test measures in children who do and do not stutter; and (3) studies of phonological encoding in children and adults who stutter. This review synthesizes findings from these three lines of research to address the purported link between phonology and stuttering and its potential implications for stuttering treatment. Results from the loci studies offer some support for the role of phonological complexity in the occurrence of stuttering. Studies of performance in standardized tests of phonology have not identified differences between children who do and do not stutter. Studies of phonological encoding have been equivocal in reporting differences between children and adults who stutter and those who do not stutter. Several cautions are raised in interpreting the findings from the discussed studies, and despite the mixed findings, some implications for treatments are considered.
AB - Three lines of research have been pursued in the literature to study the link between phonology and stuttering: (1) effects of phonological complexity on the location (loci) of stutter events; (2) outcomes of standardized test measures in children who do and do not stutter; and (3) studies of phonological encoding in children and adults who stutter. This review synthesizes findings from these three lines of research to address the purported link between phonology and stuttering and its potential implications for stuttering treatment. Results from the loci studies offer some support for the role of phonological complexity in the occurrence of stuttering. Studies of performance in standardized tests of phonology have not identified differences between children who do and do not stutter. Studies of phonological encoding have been equivocal in reporting differences between children and adults who stutter and those who do not stutter. Several cautions are raised in interpreting the findings from the discussed studies, and despite the mixed findings, some implications for treatments are considered.
KW - Stuttering
KW - phonological knowledge
KW - phonological processes
KW - research and treatment implications
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U2 - 10.1055/s-0034-1371754
DO - 10.1055/s-0034-1371754
M3 - Review article
C2 - 24782273
AN - SCOPUS:84899765709
SN - 0734-0478
VL - 35
SP - 95
EP - 113
JO - Seminars in Speech and Language
JF - Seminars in Speech and Language
IS - 2
ER -