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Phonological Priming in Young Children Who Stutter: Holistic Versus Incremental Processing

Edward G. Conture
Ralph N. Ohde
Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN

Contact author: Courtney T. Byrd, 10627 Floral Park Drive, Austin, TX 78759. E-mail: courtneybyrd{at}mail.utexas.edu.

Purpose: To investigate the holistic versus incremental phonological encoding processes of young children who stutter (CWS; N = 26) and age- and gender-matched children who do not stutter (CWNS; N = 26) via a picture-naming auditory priming paradigm.

Method: Children named pictures during 3 auditory priming conditions: neutral, holistic, and incremental. Speech reaction time (SRT) was measured from the onset of picture presentation to the onset of participant response.

Results: CWNS shifted from being significantly faster in the holistic priming condition to being significantly faster in the incremental priming condition from 3 to 5 years of age. In contrast, the majority of 3- and 5-year-old CWS continued to exhibit faster SRT in the holistic than the incremental condition.

Conclusion: CWS are delayed in making the developmental shift in phonological encoding from holistic to incremental processing, a delay that may contribute to their difficulties establishing fluent speech.

Key Words: children, stuttering, phonology, holistic, incremental