Examination Of Speech Disfluencies In The Story Generation Narratives Of Bidialectal Children

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dc.contributor.advisorJohnson, Kia N.
dc.contributor.committeeMemberMills, Monique T.
dc.contributor.committeeMemberDaniels, Derek E.
dc.creatorStarling, Emily Marie
dc.creator.orcid0000-0003-4622-589X
dc.date.accessioned2021-11-01T15:52:46Z
dc.date.available2021-11-01T15:52:46Z
dc.date.createdMay 2021
dc.date.issued2021-05
dc.date.submittedMay 2021
dc.date.updated2021-11-01T15:52:48Z
dc.description.abstractAs language use in the US continues to expand and diversify, concerns have arisen regarding the use of diagnostic criteria for stuttering that were created based on monolingual English-speaking norms. Specifically, research has already revealed that bilingual Spanish-English speaking children are at an increased risk for misdiagnosis of stuttering. The purpose of this study was to determine if bidialectal children who speak African American English (AAE) and Mainstream American English (MAE) are at that same risk. We hypothesized that bidialectal children would speak with a greater frequency and variety of speech disfluencies in their story generation narratives. The story generation narratives of children who speak with no variation (monodialectal), some variation (bidialectal), and strong variation (monodialectal) from MAE were coded for speech disfluencies and analyzed for statistical significance between the three groups. No statistically significant differences were found between any group in the amount or variety of speech disfluencies. This suggests that bidialectal children are not at an increased risk for misdiagnosis of stuttering, and current diagnostic criteria is appropriate for use with this population.
dc.description.departmentCommunication Sciences and Disorders, Department of
dc.format.digitalOriginborn digital
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10657/8332
dc.language.isoeng
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dc.subjectSpeech-Language Pathology
dc.subjectStuttering
dc.subjectCultural and Linguistic Diversity
dc.subjectChildhood Communication Disorders
dc.titleExamination Of Speech Disfluencies In The Story Generation Narratives Of Bidialectal Children
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dc.type.genreThesis
thesis.degree.collegeCollege of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
thesis.degree.departmentCommunication Sciences and Disorders, Department of
thesis.degree.disciplineCommunication Disorders
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Houston
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Arts

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