Speech disorder

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Speech Disorder

Speech disorder (pronunciation: /spiːtʃ dɪsˈɔːdər/) refers to a condition that affects a person's ability to produce sounds that create words. It is a broad term that encompasses several specific types of disorders, including articulation disorder, fluency disorder, and voice disorder.

Etymology

The term "speech disorder" is derived from the Old English word "spaec", meaning "speech", and the Latin word "disordine", meaning "lack of order".

Types of Speech Disorders

There are several types of speech disorders, including:

  • Articulation disorder: This is a type of speech disorder where a person has difficulty making certain sounds correctly. Sounds may be omitted, added, distorted, or substituted, affecting intelligibility.

Related Terms

  • Phonology: This is the study of how sounds function in particular languages.
  • Aphasia: This is a condition that robs you of the ability to communicate. It can affect your ability to speak, write and understand language, both verbal and written.
  • Dysarthria: This is a motor speech disorder resulting from neurological injury, characterized by poor articulation.
  • Apraxia: This is a motor disorder caused by damage to the brain, specifically the posterior parietal cortex, in which the individual has difficulty with the motor planning to perform tasks or movements when asked.

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