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Stuttering as a Prosodie Disturbance: A Link between Speech Execution and Emotional Processes

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Speech Motor Dynamics in Stuttering

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Investigating stuttering as a prosodie disturbance points to an earlier hypothesis on speech behavior of stutterers. On the basis of clinical observations, the hypothesis has been put forth that the speech of stutterers is “monotonous” in the sense that it exhibits reduced pitch variability even in episodes free of stuttering (Scripture, 1925; Travis, 1927).

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  1. University Hospital Nijmegen, 6500 HB, Nijmegen, The Netherlands

    Herman F. M. Peters Ph. D.

  2. Department of Speech Pathology, University of Nijmegen, 6500 HB, Nijmegen, The Netherlands

    Herman F. M. Peters Ph. D.

  3. Department of Experimental Psychology, University of Nijmegen, 6500 HE, Nijmegen, The Netherlands

    Wouter Hulstijn Ph. D.

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Bergmann, G. (1987). Stuttering as a Prosodie Disturbance: A Link between Speech Execution and Emotional Processes. In: Peters, H.F.M., Hulstijn, W. (eds) Speech Motor Dynamics in Stuttering. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-6969-8_31

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