title: Communication restriction in adults who stutter: Part II.
abstract: This article presents a follow-up study to Lee, van Dulm, Robb, and Ormond (2015). The aim was to explore communication restriction in adults with stuttering (AWS) using typical language measures and systemic functional linguistics (SFL) analyses. The article compared the pre- and post-treatment performance of AWS in language productivity and complexity, transitivity, modality, appraisal, and theme. Ten-minute conversational samples were obtained from 20 AWS before and after participation in intensive stuttering treatment. Transcripts were analysed for quantity and complexity of verbal output, and frequency of transitivity, modality, appraisal and theme resources. Between pre- and post-treatment, the following differences were observed: (1) a significant increase in frequency of modal operators, and trends approaching significance for (2) increased language complexity (3) increased language expressing appraisal. These changes suggest increased flexibility of language use in AWS following treatment, particularly towards interpersonal engagement. The value of SFL to this area of research is discussed.
authors.affiliation: a School of Health Sciences , University of Canterbury , Christchurch , New Zealand.
authors.forename: Amanda
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: a School of Health Sciences , University of Canterbury , Christchurch , New Zealand.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Robb
authors.affiliation: b Department of General Linguistics , Stellenbosch University , Stellenbosch , South Africa.
authors.forename: Ondene
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: van Dulm
authors.affiliation: c Department of Communication Disorders , University of Canterbury , Christchurch , New Zealand.
authors.forename: Tika
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ormond
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003144:Communication Barriers; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008037:Linguistics; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013068:Speech Production Measurement; D013342:Stuttering / Q000628:therapy*
keywords: Communication restriction; intensive treatment; stuttering; systemic functional linguistics