Relationships Between Age, Sex, and Hesitation Phenomena in Young Children.

Ragsdale, J. Donald; Dauterive, Rosemary

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Publication Date: 1986

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Relationships Between Age, Sex, and Hesitation Phenomena in Young Children.

Ragsdale, J. Donald; Dauterive, Rosemary

Southern Speech Communication Journal, v52 n1 p22-34 Fall 1986

Examined the speech patterns of three- to eight-year-old children. Results showed that the children most often used "ah" phenomena and unfilled pauses as do adults. "Ah" phenomena showed a significant increase with age, especially between five and six among the females. (SRT)

Descriptors: Age Differences, Child Development, Child Language, Communication Research, Language Acquisition, Language Usage, Sex Differences, Speech Communication, Speech Habits, Speech Skills, Stuttering, Young Children

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