Linguistics
The Uniqueness of Language: A glance at the mechanics of speech

This is a radiographic video that shows a child speaking. Notice how the mandible, tongue, and other organs move during speech. To replay the video double click the image, to stop the video click once.
A higher resolution of this video to view details better (1.5 MB) Large Radiographic video
This video was provided by Dr. David Jones.
To see the video of the larynx and vocal cords in action go to our larynx video page:
Video of the Larynx and Vocal Folds
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