Lisp

Lisp
Other namesSigmatism
SpecialtyPediatrics

A lisp is a speech impairment in which a person misarticulates sibilants ([s], [z], [ts], [dz], [ʃ], [ʒ], [t͡ʃ], [d͡ʒ]).[1] These misarticulations often result in unclear speech in languages with phonemic sibilants.

  1. ^ Bowen, Caroline. "Lisping - when /s/ and /z/ are hard to say". Archived from the original on 2012-04-24. Retrieved 2006-03-07.