1st Edition
Speech Disorder in Nineteenth Century Britain The History of Stuttering
Introduction. Lines from The Stammerer’s Complaint 1. Emergence of the Problem 2. A New Profession 3. Notions of Causality 4. Irregularities of the Peripheral Speech Organs 5. Neurological and Psychological Influences 6. Therapeutic Practices 7. Medicine and Surgery 8. Didactic Techniques ad Remedial Aids.
Biography
Denyse Rockey
Original Review of Speech Disorder in Nineteenth Century Britain:
‘Dr. Rockey’s expert study of stuttering excels not only in its pioneering historical analysis of the concerns of speech therapists and their patients, but also with many illuminating comments on broader aspects of culture and society in nineteenth-century Britain…’ Paul Weindling, The British Journal for the History of Science, Volume 16, Issue 1 (1983)
