Question 1

(Essay)

Describe and give examples of stuttered disfluencies.

Answer

Stuttering or stuttered speech involves audible or silent repetitions and prolongations. Tense pauses and hesitations within and between words may also be regarded as stuttering. Within-word and
between-word disfluencies are the cardinal features of stuttering. In young children, disfluencies regarded as stuttering include monosyllabic whole-word repetitions, sound repetitions, audible and inaudible prolongations. Clustered disfluencies are common in young children who stutter.