trigger posture

This occurs when the stutterer seems to pre-set his mouth, tongue, lips and/or jaw for the first sound of the word to be spoken and then invests that preparatory posture with tension.

Definition reprinted with permission from Hood, Stephen B. (editor) available from Stuttering Foundation of America: Stuttering Words (Publication No 2: Speech Foundation of America)

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