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ALL the characteristics of English speech-the vowels and diphthongs and consonant sounds- can be produced-as breathed or whispered speech- without using the larynx at all; so that in the use of the English language (at least) it may be said that the larynx is not an essential organ of speech. The function of the larynx is to give carrying power and inflexion to speech, and melody to song-it has nothing to do with the essential characteristics of speech.
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PAGET, R. Nature and Reproduction of Speech Sounds. Nature 111, 21–23 (1923). https://doi.org/10.1038/111021a0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/111021a0