Question about people with lisps

Question

do you reckon people with lisps have lisps in their heads?

so when they are reading a sentence or book etc with s's in it, and they're reading it in their head as opposed to aloud, do they still lisp in their head? or do they think in normal s's and just can't pronounce an s?

anyone with lisps tell me?

thanks, i hope i made that clear, i am just wondering. =]

Answer 1

No. A person's "voice" is their inner voice the other is their vocal voice. Your inner voice has no lisp, it is just thought, it does not require the workings of your hard palate, tongue, vocal cords, teeth, etc.

Hope that helps.

Answer 2

Not really, because I speak with a broad Manchester accent but I think in several different accents including French. I would assume this also applies to people with lisps.

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Answer 3

I think some lisps may be caused from the position of ones teeth.

If air excapes while someone is using the "S", this makes the lisp sound.   SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS:)

Answer 4

I had a bad lisp when I was little it's not perfect now but a lot better. it's just a problem with pronouncing s's. I wasn't even aware I had a problem until I started school and everyone started taking the 'micky' I told my Dad and he helped me with my pronunciation it took a long time but it did improve.

Answer 5

i dunno, but gud question! By the way, what tight **** put an"s" in the word "lisp"?

Answer 6

Lisps are considered a speech impairment. It starts when that person was a child. If a child is not taught to pronounce words clearly, they develop what is called a lazy tongue. If not corrected when they are children, it develops into adulthood. Yes, they pronounce the words with lisps in their head as oppose to outloud when reading something in their head.

Answer 7

I think that they would think using proper annunciation - they just can't get their mouth to do what it needs to make the proper sound.

Answer 8

Are you taking the pith out of me?

Answer 9

I used to have a lisp but I had speech therapy for a year and it is fine now. I used to think I said my s's sounded just like everyone else's and when I heard myself thinking (if that makes sense) it sounded just like everyone else's s's. I wasn't even aware that I was doing it until I was told that I needed speech therapy. Hope that helped!!