Investigating Linguistic Factors Associated with Stuttering in Cantonese

这项研究的目的是对口吃的原因有新的认识。该项目是澳大利亚和香港口吃专家的合作项目。尽管经过了几十年的研究，但口吃的原因仍然没有得到很好的理解。对英语的研究表明，重音从音节到音节的变化会引发个别的口吃。然而，粤语与英语非常不同，它是一种声调和音节语言，揭示粤语口吃的语言触发因素将使人们对这种令人残疾的疾病的复杂因果关系有新的认识。

The aim of this research is to gain new knowledge about the cause of stuttering. The project is a collaboration between experts in stuttering in Australia and Hong Kong. Despite decades of study, the cause of stuttering is still not well understood. Research in English has suggested that changes in emphasis from syllable to syllable can trigger individual moments of stuttering. However, Cantonese is very different from English, being a tonal and syllabic language, and uncovering the linguistic triggers of stuttering in Cantonese will yield new insight into the complex causality of this disabling condition.