Lisp

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Background[edit | edit source]

A lisp (O E wlisp, stammering)^[1] is a speech impediment, historically also known as sigmatism.^[2] Stereotypically, people with a lisp are unable to pronounce sibilants (like the sound [[Voiceless alveolar fricative|Template:IPA]]), and replace them with interdentals (like the sound [[Voiceless dental fricative|Template:IPA]]), though there are actually several kinds of lisp. The result is that the speech is unclear.

• "Interdental" lisping is produced when the tip of the tongue protrudes between the front teeth and "dentalised" lisping is produced when the tip of the tongue just touches the front teeth.

• The "lateral" lisp, where the Template:IPA and Template:IPA sounds are produced with air escaping over the sides of the tongue, is also called 'slushy ess' or a 'slushy lisp' due to the wet, spitty sound. The symbols for these lateralized sounds are in the Extended International Phonetic Alphabet for speech disorders, Template:IPA and Template:IPA.

• Finally there is the "palatal lisp" where the speaker attempts to make the sounds with the tongue in contact with the palate.^[2]

See also[edit | edit source]

• Speech sound disorder
• Gay lisp
• Stuttering

References[edit | edit source]

de:Lispeln it:Sigmatismo lt:Šveplavimas

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