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Ross, Lauren; Geertsema, Salomé; le Roux, Mia; Alet Graham, Marien – Communication Disorders Quarterly, 2020
Use of nonwords is a potentially more appropriate method of assessment for English second language (EL2) learners. A mixed comparative design was used to compare the effects when using nonwords instead of picture-based stimuli to assess articulation of EL2 learners. Subaims were to compare results between two tests and age groups. In all, 16…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Articulation (Speech), Speech Tests
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Anderson, Julie D.; Wagovich, Stacy A.; Ofoe, Levi – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2020
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine cognitive flexibility for semantic and perceptual information in preschool children who stutter (CWS) and who do not stutter (CWNS). Method: Participants were 44 CWS and 44 CWNS between the ages of 3;0 and 5;11 (years;months). Cognitive flexibility was measured using semantic and perceptual…
Descriptors: Semantics, Cognitive Ability, Stuttering, Verbal Communication
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Abdel Rahman, Rasha; Melinger, Alissa – Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 2011
We present 4 experiments investigating dynamic and flexible aspects of semantic activation spread during speech planning. In a semantic blocking paradigm, pictures of objects were presented in categorically homogeneous blocks consisting of semantic category members (e.g., foods), in blocks consisting of seemingly unrelated objects that could…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Speech, Semantics, Adults