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The effects of bilingualism on stuttering during late childhood
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- Published on: 25 February 2009
- Published on: 25 February 2009Stuttering and bilingualism: A reply to Packman, Onslow, Reilly, Attansio & ShenkerShow More
Dear Editor.
Packman et al. responded to Howell et al.’s article (doi 10.1136/adc.2007.134114) on bilingualism and stuttering. We showed that speaking two languages in the preschool years increased the chances of children starting to stutter and decreased the likelihood of recovery from stuttering relative to speakers who learned English when they started school.
We do not consider, as Packman et al. s...
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