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Is there a difference between stuttering and stammering? |
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Written by John
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Monday, 03 October 2005 |
Stuttering (commonly known as stammering in the UK and scientifically
known as dysphemia) is a speech disorder in which the normal flow of
speech is frequently disrupted by repetitions (sounds, syllables, words
or phrases), pauses and prolongations that differ both in frequency and
severity from those of normally fluent individuals. The term stuttering
is most commonly associated with involuntary sound repetition, but it
also encompasses the abnormal hesitation or pausing before speech,
referred to by stutterers as blocks, and the prolongation of certain
sounds, usually vowels. Much of what constitutes "stuttering" cannot be
observed by the listener; this includes such things as sound and word
fears, situational fears, anxiety, tension, shame, and a feeling of
"loss of control" during speech. The emotional state of the individual
who stutters in response to the stuttering often constitutes the most
difficult aspect of the disorder.
Taken from Wikipedia, the free enocyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stammer) |
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