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speech disorders  

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  • Speech refers to the production of speech sounds in a way that conveys meaning in a socially shared system of language. Disordered speech, therefore, is the impairment of either the motor production of sounds or the use of the sounds themselves in meaningful contrasts. [Source: Encyclopedia of Educational Psychology; Speech Disorders]

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