That's easy for you to say: Action identification and speech fluency.

1989 ◽  
Vol 56 (2) ◽  
pp. 199-208 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robin R. Vallacher ◽  
Daniel M. Wegner ◽  
Maria P. Somoza
Keyword(s):  
Action Identification ◽  
Speech Fluency

Second Language Speech Fluency

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Parvaneh Tavakoli ◽  
Clare Wright
Keyword(s):  
Second Language ◽  
Speech Fluency

scholarly journals The Association between Difficulties with Speech Fluency and Language Skills in a National Age Cohort of Children with Down Syndrome

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 704
Author(s):  
Kari-Anne B. Næss ◽  
Egil Nygaard ◽  
Hilde Hofslundsengen ◽  
J. Scott Yaruss
Keyword(s):  
Down Syndrome ◽  
Language Skills ◽  
Typically Developing ◽  
Typically Developing Children ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Exact Test ◽  
Children With Down Syndrome ◽  
Speech Fluency ◽  
Age Cohort ◽  
Student’S T

The present study (a) addressed difficulties in speech fluency in children with Down syndrome and typically developing children at a similar non-verbal level and (b) examined the association between difficulties with speech fluency and language skills in children with Down syndrome. Data from a cross-sectional parent survey that included questions about children’s difficulties with speech fluency, as well as clinical tests from a national age cohort of 43 six-year-olds with Down syndrome and 57 young typically developing children, were collected. Fisher’s exact test, Student’s t-test, linear regression, and density ellipse scatter plots were used for analysis. There was a significantly higher occurrence of parent-reported difficulties with speech fluency in the children with Down syndrome. Higher language scores were significantly associated with a lower degree of difficulties; this association was strongest for vocabulary and phonological skills. Although difficulties with speech fluency were not reported for all children with Down syndrome, a substantially higher occurrence of such difficulties was reported compared to that for typically developing children. The significant association between difficulties with speech fluency and the level of language functioning suggests that speech fluency and language skills should be taken into consideration when planning treatment for children with Down syndrome.

scholarly journals Shifting of global aphasia to Wernicke’s aphasia in a patient with intact motor function: a case report

BMC Neurology ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ya-Chi Chuang ◽  
Chuan-Ching Liu ◽  
I-Ching Yu ◽  
Yu-Lin Tsai ◽  
Shin-Tsu Chang
Keyword(s):  
Computed Tomography ◽  
Right Hemisphere ◽  
Single Photon ◽  
Ct Perfusion ◽  
Single Case ◽  
Photon Emission ◽  
Emission Computed Tomography ◽  
Speech Fluency ◽  
Language Functions ◽  
The Right

Abstract Background Global aphasia without hemiparesis (GAWH) is a rare stroke syndrome characterized by the dissociation of motor and language functions. Here, we present a case of GAWH with the patient later regaining speech fluency. Case presentation A 73-year-old man was admitted to our emergency department immediately after an episode of syncope. On arrival, we noted his global aphasia but without any focal neurologic signs. Computed tomography (CT) perfusion scans showed a large hypodense region over his left perisylvian area. Under the impression of acute ischaemic stroke, he received recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (rtPA) injection and was treated as an inpatient. The patient was later discharged with GAWH status and received regular speech rehabilitation. After 14 months of rehabilitation, the patient gradually recovered his language expression ability. The degree of aphasia was evaluated with the Concise Chinese Aphasia Test (CCAT), and we obtained brain single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) scans to assess cerebral blood flow. Conclusion A patient with severe impairments of Broca’s and Wernicke’s areas was able to talk fluently despite being unintelligible. SPECT revealed relative high level of radioactivity uptake in the right frontal lobe, suggesting the deficits in speech fluency could have been compensated by the right hemisphere. Although this is a single case demonstration, the results may strengthen the role of the right hemisphere in GAWH patients and suggests additional study that examines the possible benefits of stimulating activity at right homologous regions for recovering language function after global aphasia.

scholarly journals Immediate speech fluency improvement after application of the Digital Speech Aid in stuttering patients

2012 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. CR9-CR12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joanna Ratyńska ◽  
Agata Szkiełkowska ◽  
Renata Markowska ◽  
Marek Kurkowski ◽  
Marzena Mularzuk ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Speech Fluency

Clinical Evaluation of Conversational Speech Fluency in the Acute Phase of Acquired Childhood Aphasia: Does a Fluency/Nonfluency Dichotomy Exist?

2001 ◽  
Vol 16 (5) ◽  
pp. 345-351 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hugo R. van Dongen ◽  
Philippe F. Paquier ◽  
Wouter L. Creten ◽  
John van Borsel ◽  
Coriene E. Catsman-Berrevoets
Keyword(s):  
Acute Phase ◽  
Clinical Evaluation ◽  
Conversational Speech ◽  
Speech Fluency

Destiny Is in the Details: Action Identification in the Construction and Destruction of Meaning

2013 ◽  
pp. 103-115 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jay L. Michaels ◽  
Steven S. Parkin ◽  
Robin R. Vallacher
Keyword(s):  
Action Identification

Speech fluency in prader-willi syndrome

2000 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 85-98 ◽  
Author(s):  
T Defloor ◽  
J Van Borsel ◽  
L Curfs
Keyword(s):  
Prader Willi Syndrome ◽  
Speech Fluency

Abstract Construal Level and its Link to Self-Control and to Cross-Situational Consistency in Self-Concept: Predicting Health-Risk Behavioral Intentions

2018 ◽  
Vol 21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Itziar Fernández ◽  
Amparo Caballero ◽  
Dolores Muñoz ◽  
Pilar Aguilar ◽  
Pilar Carrera
Keyword(s):  
Health Risk ◽  
Behavioral Intentions ◽  
Construal Level Theory ◽  
Self Control ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Construal Level ◽  
Action Identification ◽  
Levels Of Abstraction ◽  
Sugar Intake ◽  
Identification Theory

AbstractFrom a dispositional perspective, we extend the action identification theory (Vallacher & Wegner, 1987) and construal level theory (Trope & Liberman, 2003) to cross-situational consistency of self and self-control. Two studies examined the relationships among the abstract mindset (Vallacher & Wegner, 1989), cross-situational consistency in self-concept (Vignoles et al., 2016), and self-control (Tangney, Baumeister, and Boone 2004). In Study 1, participants (N = 725) characterized by high cross-situational consistency showed more abstraction in their thinking (p < .001, ηp2 = .17). In Study 2 (N = 244) cross-situational consistency and self-control explained 10% of construal level, with self-control being a significant predictor (p < .001). Construal level and cross-situational consistency explained 17% of self-control; both were significant predictors (p < .001). Self-control explained 8% of cross-situational consistency (p < .001). Study 2 showed that participants with higher levels of abstraction, cross-situational consistency, and self-control reported a greater intention to control their future sugar intake (p < .001). Data supported relationships among abstract construal level, cross-situational consistency and self-control.

The Establishment, Transfer, and Maintenance of Fluent Speech in 50 Stutterers Using Delayed Auditory Feedback and Operant Procedures

1974 ◽  
Vol 39 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bruce P. Ryan ◽  
Barbara Van Kirk
Keyword(s):  
Detailed Analysis ◽  
Auditory Feedback ◽  
Rehabilitation Center ◽  
Delayed Auditory Feedback ◽  
Fluent Speech ◽  
Speech Fluency ◽  
The Past ◽  
Clinical Program

Operant speech fluency techniques are being used in a clinical program in a rehabilitation center to treat people who stutter. Establishment, transfer, and maintenance programs are used. Delayed auditory feedback is commonly employed to produce the initial fluent speech. From more than 200 clients seen over the past four years, 50 recent clients were selected for a detailed analysis. The results indicate that the programs are effective in helping people of varying ages and stuttering severity to speak fluently. This was accomplished in relatively short periods (approximately 20 hours of therapy). The fluent speech of the clients has transferred to their environment and checks indicate that it has been maintained.

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