Hypernasality as a strategy in speech sound acquisition: a case report.
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.
Van Borsel
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Department of ENT, Speech Pathology and Audiology, University Hospital, RUG, Ghent, Belgium.
Van Cauwenberge
P
P
D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007858:Learning; D009296:Nasal Cavity; D010700:Phonetics; D013064:Speech Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013068:Speech Production Measurement