The imbalance of stuttering behavior in bilingual speakers

Nwokah, Evangeline E.

doi:10.1016/0094-730x(88)90004-6

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“…In addition to dominance, research has demonstrated that stuttering varies depending on the grammatical structure of the language being spoken (e.g., Jankelowitz & Bortz, 1996;Jayaram, 1983;Lim et al, 2008;Nwokah, 1988). The stuttering-like speech disfluencies produced across the specific languages (other than English) that were spoken by the children in Howell et al's (2009) study were not analyzed.…”

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The Disfluent Speech of Bilingual Spanish–English Children: Considerations for Differential Diagnosis of Stuttering

Byrd

Bedore

Ramos

2015

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Purpose: The primary purpose of this study was to describe the frequency and types of speech disfluencies that are produced by bilingual Spanish-English (SE) speaking children who do not stutter. The secondary purpose was to determine whether their disfluent speech is mediated by language dominance and/or language produced. Method: Spanish and English narratives (a retell and a tell in each language) were elicited and analyzed relative to the frequency and types of speech disfluencies produced. These data were compared with the monolingual English-speaking guidelines for differential diagnosis of stuttering.Results: The mean frequency of stuttering-like speech behaviors in the bilingual SE participants ranged from 3% to 22%, exceeding the monolingual English standard of 3 per 100 words. There was no significant frequency difference in stuttering-like or non-stuttering-like speech disfluency produced relative to the child's language dominance. There was a significant difference relative to the language the child was speaking; all children produced significantly more stutteringlike speech disfluencies in Spanish than in English. Conclusion: Results demonstrate that the disfluent speech of bilingual SE children should be carefully considered relative to the complex nature of bilingualism.

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The Disfluent Speech of Bilingual Spanish–English Children: Considerations for Differential Diagnosis of Stuttering

Byrd

Bedore

Ramos

2015

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“…The children in our study were more proficient in Arabic, their native language than in English (foreign).The difference in severity of stuttering may be a result of the difference in language proficiency. In literature usually more stuttering is observed in the less proficient language [5,9,10].…”

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“…An individual may stutter in one language and not in the other. He/She may stutter in both languages showing similar patterns of dysfluency in each language, or stuttering may occur in both languages, but with stuttering behavior that varies from one language to another [5].…”

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Assessment of Severity of Stuttering in Native Versus Foreign Language in Secondary (Late) Bilingual Children

Mamdoh

Gomaa

2015

Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg

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The present study was conducted to investigate the severity of stuttering in native versus foreign language in secondary (late) bilingual children. The speech sample of 31 children with stuttering (age ranges 10 years, 1 month to 11 years, 8 months old) speaking in their first Arabic as a (native) language and acquired second English (foreign) language in the KG1 Class of school around the age of 4 years as secondary (late) bilinguals. The speech samples were recorded using Sony MHC-E60X mini Hi Fi component cassette with a fixed distance 15 cm between the speaker and the recorder. The severity of stuttering is assessed using Arabic version of stuttering severity index (A-SSI). The results indicate that there is a significant correlation between stuttering severity in both languages, being more severe in English (foreign) language than in Arabic (native) language.

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“…Les disfluidités sont présentes dans la parole en espagnol (Johnson, O'Connell, et Sabin 1979), en portugais (Naro et Scherre 1996), en japonais (Kawakami et Ito 1999), en Igbo (langue parlée en Nigéria) (Nwokah 1988) et en français (Grosjean et Deschamps 1975). Il s'agit probablement d'un phénomène universel.…”

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“…Nwokah (1988) dit qu'en Igbo on fait parfois une prolongation là où l'anglais mettrait une interjection. Grosjean et Deschamps (1975) notent le même phénomène pour le français en Europe.…”

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Défis dans l’évaluation du bégaiement chez les bilingues

Roberts¹

2002

Reflets : Revue ontaroise d'intervention sociale et communautai

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The imbalance of stuttering behavior in bilingual speakers

Cited by 50 publications

References 12 publications

The Disfluent Speech of Bilingual Spanish–English Children: Considerations for Differential Diagnosis of Stuttering

The Disfluent Speech of Bilingual Spanish–English Children: Considerations for Differential Diagnosis of Stuttering

Assessment of Severity of Stuttering in Native Versus Foreign Language in Secondary (Late) Bilingual Children

Défis dans l’évaluation du bégaiement chez les bilingues

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