Lisp
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| ICD-10 | F80.8 |
|---|---|
| ICD-9 | 307.9 |
- For the programming language, see Lisp (programming language).
A lisp is a speech impediment, historically also known as sigmatism.[1] Stereotypically, people with a lisp are unable to pronounce sibilants (like the sound [s]), and replace them with interdentals (like the sound [θ]), though there are actually several kinds of lisp. "Interdental" lisping is produced when the tip of the tongue protrudes between the front teeth and "dentalised" lisping is produced when the tip of the tongue just touches the front teeth.
The "lateral" lisp, where the /s/ and /z/ sounds are produced with air escaping over the sides of the tongue, is also called 'slushy ess' or a 'slushy lisp' due to the wet, spitty sound. The symbols for these lateralized sounds are in the Extended International Phonetic Alphabet for speech disorders, [ʪ] and [ʫ].
Finally there is the "palatal lisp" where the speaker attempts to make the sounds with the tongue in contact with the palate.[1]
Speakers of Latin American Spanish often think that speakers of Castilian Spanish speak with a Castilian lisp.[citation needed] This is because Castilians have separate phonemes /s/ and /θ/, whereas the seseo speakers in Andalucía and Latin America will pronounce both as [s]. A separate phenomenon, seen in parts of Andalucía, pronounces both as [θ]; this is called ceceo.
One of the prevailing stereotypes about homosexuals, particularly males, is that they are perceived to talk in an unusually high-pitched voice with a lisp. (See Gay lisp.)
Notable people that had or have lisps include:
- Alcibiades
- Truman Capote
- Criss Angel
- Charlie Angus
- DJ Assault
- Drew Barrymore
- Jello Biafra
- Isaac Brock (musician)
- Campbell Brown
- David Carradine
- Nat King Cole (in his early career).[citation needed]
- Dolores Costello
- Alan Davies
- Dan Dierdorf
- Daffy Duck (cartoon character)
- Lou Ferrigno
- Ric Flair
- Rudy Giuliani
- Rich Hall
- Terry Hill
- Jimi Hendrix
- Keith Hernandez
- Thomas Jefferson (who preferred writing to public speaking partly because of this)
- Kristin Kreuk
- Josh Lewin
- Julia Louis-Dreyfus
- Barry Manilow
- Mike Mayock
- William Murderface
- Jack Norman
- Susan Olsen
- Josh Peck
- Ellen Pompeo
- Sylvester J. Pussycat, Sr. (cartoon character)
- Jobyna Ralston
- Zach Revinsky
- Dusty Rhodes (wrestler)
- Rhymefest
- Romario
- Sara Rue
- Leon Schlesinger
- Chuck Schuldiner
- Shannon Sharpe
- Russell Simmons
- Vincent Simone
- Mike Tyson
- Morgan Webb
John Adams also had a lisp in his later years, but this was because he refused to wear dentures.[citation needed] Moses is described as having "slow speech and a slow tongue" (Exodus 4:10), which is traditionally interpreted as a lisp, though others have believed it was a stutter or merely hesitancy. Winston Churchill had a slight lisp, which is often incorrectly said to have been a stutter [citation needed]. Bryan Murray, head coach of the Ottawa Senators has a strong lisp. [citation needed].
[edit] References
- ^ a b Bowen, Caroline. Lisping - when /s/ and /z/ are hard to say. Retrieved on 2006-03-07.
