CGSC376 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Circumlocution
11 Mar 2016
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5% of people have stuttered sometimes in their lives, but only 1% of those are currently stuttering. 1. 5% of children under 10, as compared to . 5-. 7% of adolescents and adults have a fluency disorder. On average, people who stutter are dysfluent in 10% of the words they speak. Listener judgment studies rate speech abnormal if dysfluency is present relative to 5% of words spoken (all types of dysfluency counted) The identification of fluency disorders is complicated by the fat that nearly all people are dysfluency in their speech at least some of the time. Dysfluencies: interruption that prevents the smooth and easy flow of speech, to a degree that distracts the listener from the message and may cause distress in the speaker. Significant impact on social, academic or occupational achievement. Where is the line between normal dysfluency and stuttering. Types of interruptions o o o o o o.
