Effects of task variations on language productivity, syntactic complexity, and stuttering in children who stutter

CONCLUSIONS: Task effects in language productivity did not differ by sentence category and suggested limited influences of propositionality and volubility in stuttering. In contrast, higher syntactic complexity was obtained in the stuttered compared to non-stuttered sentences at the word, phrase, and utterance levels and it was the same task - conversation, that elicited the effect. Additionally, variations in task demands did not result in significant differences in %SS. The findings inform assessment planning with the selection of tasks guided by task demands and assessment requirements.PMID:37439119 | DOI:10.1080/02699206.2023.2232517
Source: Clinical Linguistics and Phonetics - Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: Source Type: research