Date of Award
8-1966
Degree Name
Master of Arts
Department
Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences
Department
Speech Pathology and Audiology
First Advisor
Dr. Alastair Stunden
Second Advisor
Dr. Clyde Willis
Third Advisor
Dr. Robert Erickson
Access Setting
Masters Thesis-Open Access
Abstract
Introduction
The professional literature in the field of speech pathology contains a great many references to stuttering. A large part of this literature on stuttering has dealt with the problem of severity. The importance of the concept severity of stuttering can be viewed in its relation to the broad theoretical constructs in the field of stuttering. Severity is a way of quantifying the extent of abnormality or degree of interference with the normal speech process. To say that one stutter is more severe than another is to say that he appears to be more abnormal than the other. Severity of stuttering may be studied from the point of view of the stutterer, from the point of view of the listener, and from the point of view of the speech pathologist who attempts to represent a combination of the other two views.
Recommended Citation
Spurlock, Douglas J., "An Investigation of the Use of the Semantic Differential for Assessing Reactions to Stuttering Behavior" (1966). Masters Theses. 3786.
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/masters_theses/3786