Stamering And Cognate Defects Of Speech Vol - Ii

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SYSTEMS OF TREATING STAMMERING

pataka pakata tapaka takapa kapata katapa
pafa fapa pafapa fapafa pafafapa fapapafa, etc.

Repeat the combinations with a vowel prefixed to each of the
articulative elements, thus:

apat atap apatap atapat apatatap atapapat
apak akap apakap akapak apakakap akapapak
atak akat atakat akatak atakakat akatatak
apatak apakat atapak atakap akapat akatap
apaf afap apafap afapaf apafafap afapapaf, etc.

Practice the following consonants and combinations with the

vowel a (ah).
Take breath at the beginning of each line.1

"ha—2
a— b
a — ba
ba—
ha— d

a— d
a — da
da —
ha— f
a— f

a— fa
fa—
ha — p
a— p
a — pa

pa—
pa—
pa—
ha-— t
a— t

a — ta
ta-
ha— g
a— g
a— ga

ga—
na— k
a— k
a — ka
ka—

ha— sh
a — sh
a — sha
sha —
ha — s

a — s
a — sa
sa —
ha— st
a— st

a — sta
sta —
ja—
ha— 1
a— 1

a — la
la—
a — bla
bla—
a— gla

gla-
a — kla
Ha-
a— fla
fla—

a— shla
shla—
ha — m
a-— m
a — ma

ma —
ma —
ma —
a — sha
shma —

ha — n
a — n
a — na
na —
a — shna

shna-—
ha — r
a — i
a — bra
bra —

a — tra
tra—
a — shra
shra- —
ha— w

a— w
a — wa
wa —
a — qua
qua —

ha — z
a — z
a— za
za — •
a — zwa "

1 The author of the exercise recommends practice before a mirror.

2 The horizontal line here indicates prolongation of the vowel.