This study represents an attempt to test the hypothesis (derived from the motor theory of speech perception) that persons who have stuttered for many years will be less facile than nonstutterers at decoding time-compressed speech. 4 stutterers and 4 nonstutterers answered questions and rewrote paragraphs and sentences presented at various rates of compression. An inspection of the results suggests no support for the hypothesis; implications for future research are offered.
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