Judging stuttering in an unfamiliar language: the importance of closeness to the native language.
In order to test the hypothesis that closeness to the listener's native language is a determining factor when identifying stuttering in an unfamiliar language, three panels of different linguistic background were asked to make judgements of stuttering in a sample of Dutch speakers. It was found that a panel speaking Dutch and a panel speaking English (both West Germanic languages) performed better in identifying Dutch people who stutter and people who do not stutter than a panel speaking Brazilian Portuguese (a Romance language) thus confirming the existence of a closeness of language influence. Further analysis showed that when the native language is more remote from the unfamiliar language there is the possibility of a higher risk for false positive identification.
Van Borsel
John
J
Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium. john.vanborsel@ugent.be
Leahy
Margaret M
MM
Pereira
Monica Britto
MB
D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005189:False Positive Reactions; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007600:Judgment; D019303:Multilingualism; D013068:Speech Production Measurement; D013342:Stuttering / Q000175:diagnosis*