Constantino Christopher Dominick, Eichorn Naomi, Buder Eugene H, Beck J Gayle, Manning Walter H
School of Communication Science & Disorders, Florida State University, Tallahassee.
School of Communication Sciences and Disorders, University of Memphis, Tennessee.
J Speech Lang Hear Res. 2020 Apr 27;63(4):983-1001. doi: 10.1044/2019_JSLHR-19-00068. Epub 2020 Mar 26.
Purpose This study measures the experience of spontaneous speech in everyday speaking situations. Spontaneity of speech is a novel concept developed to account for the subjective experience of speaking. Spontaneous speech is characterized by little premeditation and effortless production, and it is enjoyable and meaningful. Attention is not directed on the physical production of speech. Spontaneity is intended to be distinct from fluency so that it can be used to describe both stuttered and fluent speech. This is the first study to attempt to measure the concept of spontaneity of speech. Method The experience sampling method was used with 44 people who stutter. They were surveyed five times a day for 1 week through their cell phones. They reported on their perceived spontaneity, fluency, and speaking context. Results Results indicate that spontaneity and fluency are independent, though correlated, constructs that vary with context. Importantly, an increase in spontaneity significantly decreases the adverse impact of stuttering on people's lives. Fluency did not significantly affect adverse life impact of stuttering. Conclusion Findings support a theoretical construct of spontaneity that is distinct from speech fluency and that can inform our views of stuttering and approaches to stuttering treatment.
目的 本研究测量日常说话情境中自发言语的体验。言语自发性是一个为解释说话的主观体验而提出的新概念。自发言语的特点是很少有预先思考且产生过程轻松，并且它是令人愉快且有意义的。注意力并不指向言语的实际产生过程。自发性旨在与流畅性有所区别，以便它能够用于描述口吃和流畅的言语。这是首次尝试测量言语自发性概念的研究。方法 对44名口吃者使用经验抽样法。通过他们的手机，在1周时间里每天对他们进行5次调查。他们报告自己所感知到的自发性、流畅性和说话情境。结果 结果表明，自发性和流畅性是相互独立但又相关的概念，并且会因情境而异。重要的是，自发性的增加会显著降低口吃对人们生活的负面影响。流畅性并未显著影响口吃对生活的负面影响。结论 研究结果支持了一种与言语流畅性不同的自发性理论构想，这能够为我们对口吃的看法以及口吃治疗方法提供参考。
