A lisp (O E wlisp, stammering)^[1] is a speech impediment, historically also known as sigmatism.^[2] 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 International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (most commonly known by the abbreviation ICD) provides codes to classify diseases and a wide variety of signs, symptoms, abnormal findings, complaints, social circumstances and external causes of injury or disease. ... The following codes are used with International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems. ... The International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (most commonly known by the abbreviation ICD) provides codes to classify diseases and a wide variety of signs, symptoms, abnormal findings, complaints, social circumstances and external causes of injury or disease. ... The following is a list of codes for International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems. ... Lisp is a family of computer programming languages with a long history and a distinctive fully-parenthesized syntax. ... Old English (also called Anglo-Saxon) is an early form of the English language that was spoken in parts of what is now England and southern Scotland between the mid-fifth century and the mid-twelfth century. ... Speech disorders are a type of communication disorders where normal speech is disrupted. ... A sibilant is a type of fricative, made by speeding up air through a narrow channel and directing it over the sharp edge of the teeth. ... The voiceless alveolar fricatives are consonantal sounds. ... Interdental consonants are produced by placing the blade of the tongue against the upper incisors. ... The voiceless dental non-sibilant fricative is a type of consonantal sound used in some spoken languages. ...

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]. Laterals are L-like consonants pronounced with an occlusion made somewhere along the axis of the tongue, while air from the lungs escapes at one side or both sides of the tongue. ... Not to be confused with the NATO phonetic alphabet, which has also informally been called the “International Phonetic Alphabet”. For information on how to read IPA transcriptions of English words, see IPA chart for English. ...

Finally there is the "palatal lisp" where the speaker attempts to make the sounds with the tongue in contact with the palate.^[2]

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Although generally scorned by society and/or mistaken for being "retarded," several prominent people with prominent lisps have been able to overcome this stereotype by using this embarrassing handicap to their advantage. Rock singers Isaac Brock of the band Modest Mouse and John McCrea of the band Cake have both made successful careers out of not being able to clearly pronounce their lyrics.^{[citation needed]} Isaac Brock (born on July 9, 1975 in Issaquah, Washington) is the lead singer, guitarist, and songwriter for the American indie rock band Modest Mouse, as well as his side project band, Ugly Casanova. ... Modest Mouse is an American indie rock band. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Cake (often written CAKE) is a band from Sacramento, California, formed in 1991. ...

References

1. ^ Concise English Dictionary Wordsworth Editions Ltd. 1994, ISBN 1-85326-328-1
2. ^ ^{a b} Bowen, Caroline. Lisping - when /s/ and /z/ are hard to say. Retrieved on March 7, 2006.

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See also

• Gay lisp
• Stuttering
• Mikey Blackburn