A treatise on the causes and cure of stuttering : with reference to certain modern theories / by James Wright.

  • Wright, James.
Date:
1835
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Credit: A treatise on the causes and cure of stuttering : with reference to certain modern theories / by James Wright. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    A TREATISE ON THE CAUSES AND CURE OF STUTTERING. Theorists and practical men agree, that impediments of speech arise either from defective organs, or from an insuffi- cient, or an improper use of organs which are perfect The lungs are the organs of breath; the trachea larynx with the glottis are the organs of voice ; and the tongue, jaw, teeth, lips, imlatey uvula, nostrils, and cavities of them, are the organs of speech. The exercising of the whole of these organs, particularly the organs of speech, properly, consti- tutes what is termed audibility of voice, articulation, dis- tinctness of voice, and liquid utterance. Defective organs of speech, such as hare-lip, deficiency of hard and soft palate, uvula, &c. affect the articulation only, especially the mutes; in such cases, the air, breath, and voice meet with little or no interruption from the organs of enunciation; while an insufficient or improper use of organs which are perfect, affect not only the articulation of the speaker, but also his continuity of speech. So that confused, indistinct, or complicated articulations and hesitations of speech, or stuttering, appear to arise from a similar cause. This will be comprehended, if it be taken into consideration, that the voice, in articulate language, is both continuous and inter- rupted; which can easily be known and thoroughly appre- b6