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  • 1speech disorder — n. any conspicuous speech imperfection, or variation from accepted speech patterns, caused either by a physical defect in the speech organs or by a mental disorder, as aphasia, stuttering, etc. * * * ▪ medicine Introduction       any of the… …

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  • 2Speech perception — is the process by which the sounds of language are heard, interpreted and understood. The study of speech perception is closely linked to the fields of phonetics and phonology in linguistics and cognitive psychology and perception in psychology.… …

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  • 3Speech sound disorder — Speech sound disorders are speech disorders in which some speech sounds (called phonemes) in a child s (or, sometimes, an adult s) native language are either not produced, not produced correctly, or are not used correctly. General characteristics …

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  • 4Speech synthesis — Stephen Hawking is one of the most famous people using speech synthesis to communicate Speech synthesis is the artificial production of human speech. A computer system used for this purpose is called a speech synthesizer, and can be implemented… …

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  • 5GPS for the visually impaired — There have been many attempts at integrating Global Positioning System into a navigation assistance system for the blind. GPS was introduced in the late 1980s and since then there have been several research projects. Satellite navigation… …

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  • 6Atlanta Speech School — The Atlanta Speech School is a therapeutic educational center for children and adults with hearing, speech, language, or learning disabilities in Atlanta, GA. It was established in 1938 and is considered to be among the oldest and best schools of …

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  • 7boxing — boxing1 /bok sing/, n. 1. the material used to make boxes or casings. 2. a boxlike enclosure; casing. 3. an act or instance of putting into or furnishing with a box. [1510 20; BOX1 + ING1] boxing2 /bok sing/, n. the act, technique, or profession… …

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  • 8Montague Shearman — As caricatured by wag (Arthur George Witherby) in Vanity Fair, July 1895 Sir Montague Shearman (7 April 1857 – 6 January 1930) was an English judge and athlete. He is most notable as co founder of the Amateur Athletics Association in 1880.[1] …

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  • 9Connick v. Myers — Supreme Court of the United States Argued November 8, 1982 Decided April 20, 1983 …

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  • 10alcohol consumption — Introduction  the drinking of beverages containing ethyl alcohol. alcoholic beverages are consumed largely for their physiological and psychological effects, but they are often consumed within specific social contexts and may even be a part of… …

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