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Stutter-like dysfluencies in Flemish Sign Language users.

Marjan Cosyns¹, Annemieke Van Herreweghe, Griet Christiaens

¹Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium. marjan.cosyns@ugent.be

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Summary

Stutter-like dysfluencies occur in Flemish Sign Language (FSL) users. Nine respondents observed these disfluencies in deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals, suggesting a phenomenon in manual communication.

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Area of Science:

Linguistics
Speech-Language Pathology
Deaf Studies

Background:

Stuttering is a speech disorder affecting fluency.
Manual communication, like sign language, has unique characteristics.
Previous research on dysfluencies in sign language is limited.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the occurrence of stutter-like behavior in Flemish Sign Language (FSL) users.
To document the characteristics of observed dysfluencies in manual communication.
To discuss the implications of these findings.

Main Methods:

A questionnaire was distributed to Flemish Sign Language interpreters and special needs school employees.
Respondents were asked about their observations of dysfluencies in deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals.
Data from 13 respondents were analyzed.

Main Results:

Nine out of 13 respondents reported observing stutter-like dysfluencies.
The study summarized the characteristics of these observed manual dysfluencies.
The frequency and nature of these behaviors were noted.

Conclusions:

Stutter-like dysfluencies appear to occur in the manual communication of some Flemish Sign Language users.
Further research is needed to understand the underlying mechanisms and prevalence.
These findings contribute to the understanding of fluency in sign languages.