Phonological Processing in Children Who Stutter: Evidence Through Non-Word Repetition Task

Abstract

Phonological processing has been explored by many researchers till date. The non-word repetition task is used to tap phonological processing. Non-Words are formed by transposing the sound segments of a given word in the language and is language specific. This necessitated the current study. A total of 60 participants were recruited for the study, the participants were divided into two groups. Group 1 consisted of 30 children who stutter while the second group (group 2) comprised of 30 children who do not stutter. The non-word repetition task was carried out on the participants. The non-words ranged from 1-3 syllables. The participants were required to repeat the non-word as they hear. The reaction time and accuracy of responses was computed to mark the performance. It was revealed that children who stutter required a greater reaction time than children who do not stutter regardless of the syllable length and the difference was significant statistically. While there was no difference between children who stutter and children who do not stutter on accuracy measurement statistically for 1 syllable and 2 syllables non word, but the results was statistically significant for 3 syllables non word.