Linguistic features in Palilalia: Two case studies

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LINGUISTIC FEATURES IN PALILALIA: TWO CASE STUDIES J. V A N B O R S E L , L. SCHELPE, P. S A N T E N S , N. DEVOS, and C. D E VOS Gent, Belgium

Palilalia, an acquired speech disorder characterized by compulsive repetition of phrases and words, often reiterated with increasing rapidity and a decrescendo of voice volume, has not been reported frequently in modern literature. This paper presents the findings of a linguistic analysis of the repetitions in two patients with palilalia subsequent to bilateral brain damage. Results support Kent and Lapointe's (1982) and Benke and Butterworth's (1994) suggestion that palilalia is not a uniform disorder and can manifest in different forms. Tuesday 1400 h-1415 h, Sal D/E

STUTTERING AND VERBAL APRAXIA: ARE MOTOR SPEECH CONTROL DIFFICULTIES RELATED? D. W A R D Reading, UK

There is currently a limited understanding of the speech kinematics of verbal apraxia or acquired apraxia of speech (AOS), while rather more is known about articulatory timing in stuttering. However, a number of studies have recognized that at a perceptual level, there are similarities between the motor speech disruptions that characterize the two disorders. The proposed paper will review recent work in the area of motor speech coordination in stuttering. Conclusions from these studies will be related to findings from work currently in progress at The University of Reading on gestural coordination and stability in AOS. Tuesday 1415 h-1430 h, Sal D/E