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VOICE 24 Jun 2013 | 12:52 am
ABSTRACT: Voice is the sound produced in the larynx by the vibration of the vocal folds (vocal cords). Certain speech sounds are voiced by this vibration. The human voice conveys information about the...
STUTTERING 24 Jun 2013 | 12:44 am
ABSTRACT: Stuttering is an excess of repetitions, prolongations and hesitations in speech. These can severely disrupt its smooth, fluent flow. Whilst everyone makes involuntary repetitions, prolongati...
SPEECH 24 Jun 2013 | 12:33 am
ABSTRACT: Speech is the primary transmission system of language. It is divided into two subcategories: phonetics and phonology. Phonetics studies the physical properties of speech sounds and how they ...
LANGUAGE 23 Jun 2013 | 08:33 pm
ABSTRACT: Humans possess a general language capacity that allows them to speak particular world languages. Language is highly complex but can be defined in terms of a number of key properties.
COMMUNICATION 23 Jun 2013 | 08:30 pm
ABSTRACT: Human communication is an intentional act performed by a human agent for the purpose of causing some effect in an attentive human recipient. Our ability to use language to build words, combi...
On the Definition of Reduplication 26 Jul 2012 | 04:31 am
Question You define the reduplication process as a repetition of the FIRST syllable. My instructor said that it is the stressed syllable. Is it the first stressed syllable? She had ‘banana’ on the te...
Maximizing your Physical and Emotional Health 4 Jul 2012 | 05:22 pm
Looking after yourself People are a business’s most important resource. Your voice is, arguably, your most important asset. If you don’t look after your voice, who will? It’s something only you can d...
Managing the Speaking Environment 4 Jul 2012 | 04:53 pm
Types of speaking environments The Department of Education, Victoria, Australia (DET, 2000), recommends that if you use your voice extensively in the following environments (at work or outside of wor...
Easy Onset 4 Jul 2012 | 06:12 am
Hard attack The phrase ‘Annie ate an apple’ is used by voice therapists to test for what is known as hard attack. This is when the vocal folds are brought together with too much force. It is typicall...
Effective Voice Production 4 Jul 2012 | 05:49 am
Effective voice production involves at least three things: an appropriate breathing technique to provide the air support required to produce speech (diaphragmatic breathing) easy onset of the vibrat...
