Abstract
The purpose of this study was to compare results obtained from two different techniques for counting speech disfluencies. Fifty audio-videotaped speech samples were analyzed using: (a) a transcript-based technique designed to evaluate speech (dis)fluency in the context of a speaker’s conveyed message and (b) a real-time technique designed to rapidly determine the frequency of various types of speech disfluencies in conversational speech. Results obtained using these two techniques were quite similar, though there were some consistent and predictable differences associated with the presence of brief sound prolongations and more complicated disfluency clusters. Further analysis revealed that the two measurement techniques resulted in substantially different severity ratings for only two of the 50 speech samples. Findings provide support for a comprehensive measurement strategy in which clinicians utilize a transcript-based approach when more detailed information is needed (e.g., during diagnostic evaluations) and a real-time approach for documenting on-going changes in clients’ speech behaviors (e.g., during treatment).
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