A further evaluation of the speech of stutterers during chorus- and nonchorus-reading conditions

Author(s): Packman, A.

Journal/Book: J Speech Hear Res. 1979; 22: 784-93.

Abstract: The claim that stutterers change their customary way of speaking during chorus-reading conditions was assessed in a single subject experimental design on the speech of three stutterers. A number of pairs of speech samples of identical prose were obtained from chorus- and nonchorus- reading conditions for each stutterer. Observers judged whether the pairs were composed of samples drawn from same (chorus/chorus or nonchorus/nonchorus) or different (chorus/ nonchorus) oral reading conditions. The findings aligned with those obtained in an earlier group study. They indicated that there may be changes in the speech pattern of some stutterers during chorus-reading conditions, but this change may not occur in the speech pattern of all stutterers who respond to chorus reading conditions.

Keyword(s): Music|. Reading|. Speech|PH. Stuttering|PP

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