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Elicitation of slips of the tongue from young children: A new method and preliminary observations

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 November 2008

Bruce L. Smith
Bruce L. Smith*
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Northwestern University
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Bruce L. Smith, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Northwestern University, 2299 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL 60208
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Abstract

Although many studies of slips of the tongue have been conducted with adults, very few investigations have considered children's slips of the tongue. One reason for this is the difficulty in being able to obtain children's spontaneous slips. The present study, therefore, involved the development of a new technique for eliciting slips of the tongue from children by having them repeat short “tongue-twister” phrases. Transcriptions of the subjects' productions were made from tape recordings, and errors that they produced were examined. Durations of various segments were also measured acoustically and analyzed.

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Applied Psycholinguistics , Volume 11 , Issue 2 , June 1990 , pp. 131 - 144
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1990

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