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Ruder, Kenneth F.; Jensen, Paul J. – Journal of Speech and Hearing Research, 1972
Pause detection thresholds and the duration of fluent and hesitation pauses as a function of syntactic complexity were studied in 12 normal young adult male speakers. (KW)
Descriptors: Difficulty Level, Language Patterns, Language Research, Sentence Structure
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Smith, Bruce L. – Applied Psycholinguistics, 1990
Examination of the use of short "tongue-twister" phrases in eliciting spontaneous slips of the tongue in five year olds indicated that the technique was a feasible and beneficial method for collecting spoonerism data from children. (24 references) (CB)
Descriptors: Child Language, Consonants, Error Analysis (Language), Language Patterns
Heinberg, Paul – 1973
A consensus has prevailed among educators that Americans of verying ethnic, social, cultural, and linguistic backgrounds who must communicate with each other in social, academic, and occupational situations might achieve a greater degree of rapport if the dialect of the English mutually spoken and the speech mannerisms used were standardized.…
Descriptors: Articulation (Speech), Behavior Patterns, Communication Skills, Communication (Thought Transfer)