As related to stuttering, the involuntary lengthening or prolonging of
vocalized speech sounds (rrrrunning, aaaaple), or nonvocalized sounds (sssseven,
ffffourteen). Sometimes refers to prolongation of an articulatory
position, as
when the person stops completely and holds his mouth in a position to say
"p,pause.icture." Prolongations are frequently accompanied by
increases in loudness and/or pitch.
As related to
therapy, the easy voluntary prolongation of sounds and
syllables on feared and
non-feared words is used quite extensively to modify
the
stuttering pattern. (See modifying the stuttering
pattern; disrhythmic
phonation).*
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*Reprinted with permission from Hood, Stephen B. (editor) Stuttering
Words, third edition
Paperback 1997 available from Stuttering Foundation of America
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