title: Hypernasality as a strategy in speech sound acquisition: a case report.
abstract: Hypernasality is a common problem in children that may have various causes, organic as well as functional ones. This paper reports a case of hypernasality in a 5-year-old girl. The speech pattern she displayed was unusual in that the hypernasality apparently functioned as a strategy in speech sound acquisition.
authors.affiliation: Department of ENT, Speech Pathology and Audiology, University Hospital, RUG, Ghent, Belgium.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Van Borsel
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Van Cauwenberge
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007858:Learning; D009296:Nasal Cavity; D010700:Phonetics; D013064:Speech Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013068:Speech Production Measurement