Stutter Voice in Writing: Rethinking Dysfluency
Craig A. Meyer | Jackson State University
Publication: Volume 5 Issue 4
Excerpt | One’s voice is partly a marker of one’s authorial personality. Voice is both metaphorical and rhetorical. Further, the concept of voice embodies one’s cognitive and auditory representation of oneself. Voice articulates an ethotic narrative, of sorts, that offers insight into the storyteller. I stutter. I have for as long as I can remember. My internal dialogue has to accommodate my outward voice, which can be dysfluent and haphazard. My voice, and yours too, carries with it personality and experience. The latter can be a burden. However, it is true to who we are. Our voice carries hopes and dreams, fears and ambitions. It can freeze us or free us.
Key words | Stutter, Voice, Speech Dysfluency, Communication, Writing, Disability, Robert Zoellner
Craig A. Meyer (craig.a.meyer@jsums.edu) is Associate Professor of English and Director of the Writing Program at Jackson State University, USA. His scholarship focuses on Rhetoric and Composition, Popular Culture Rhetorics, Creative Writing, Histories of Rhetoric, Social Justice, as well as Disability Studies. His current research furthers our understanding of ethos from western and non-western perspectives.
MLA Citation for this Article:
Meyer, Craig A. “Stutter Voice in Writing: Rethinking Dysfluency.” Language, Literature, and Interdisciplinary Studies, vol. 5, no. 4, 11 Oct. 2023, pp. 1.27–1.31, http://ellids.com/archives/2023/10/5.4-Forum-Meyer.pdf