cued speech

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cued speech

(kyo͞od)
n.
A means of communication in which a speaker uses hand signals to clarify ambiguous mouth movements for lip readers.
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cued′ speech′


n.
a method of communication that combines lipreading with the use by the speaker of a system of hand gestures to clarify potentially ambiguous mouth movements.
[1970–75]
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References in periodicals archive
(2001) Phonological Similarity Effects in Memory for Serial Order for Cued Speech. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 44, 949-963.
Provides awareness and education through instructional programs, publications, exhibits, and conferences on the use of cued speech. The association provides information and support for families with speech, hearing, and language needs and the professionals who serve them.
The answer seems to be that lip reading and so-called cued speech (a system of manual aid to lip reading) underlie the development of these representations.
A unique professional is the interpreter--most frequently for sign language but also increasingly for oral or cued speech interpreting-whose role is to provide communication accessibility for people who have hearing loss.
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