A treatise on the nature and causes of stammering : with an exposition of the best methods of cure, medical, surgical, and educational / By a physician.
- Date:
- 1843
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: A treatise on the nature and causes of stammering : with an exposition of the best methods of cure, medical, surgical, and educational / By a physician. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![55 the words of which are divided into single syllables, and making him comprehend that the object aimed at is to make each syllable represent a certain, equal, space of time, and for all to follow each other at regular intervals— thus— “ The-pro-per,-stu-dv-of,-man-kind,-is-man.” 'I A slight singing intonation should V g /TLl be given to every svllable, and the breath be relieved at each comma. The * ! V * pupil should be enjoined not to pronounce, even if he feels the ability, more than one syllable at a time, and not to neglect the respiratory pauses at the end of every two syllables. & This kind of preliminary exercise might very properly be termed a division of language into vocal feet and respiratory feet. To some stammerers this part of the treatment will ap¬ pear puerile, but for others, easy though it seem, it will prove too difficult. For the latter class, some auxiliary aids are necessary. To assist in the free pronunciation of the different sounds, they should tap one finger in regular time upon a table, taking as much care as possible to render each tap syn¬ chronous with the utterance of each syllable. As soon as this idea is well understood, moving the forefinger back¬ wards and forwards on the thumb, or gently moving the foot, w ill answ er the same end as striking w ith the finger, and has the advantage of not being noticeable by other persons. It is extraordinary how good an effect a regular muscular motion, how ever slight, has upon the voice w hen ] due attention is given to let the movement and the voice keep time together. Many stammerers, when they have a greater difficulty than usual, strike the air with the](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b2930040x_0044.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
