Speech

James chapter 5 uses the tongue starting great fires as a metaphor for the damage speech can inflict. The tongue stays fixed against the roof of the mouth during jaw movement. The tongue remains immobilized throughout the entire movement. Speech is a physical motor output that produces audible words through the mouth, vocal tract, breath, and voice. The larynx generates voicing when air passes through closed or nearly closed vocal folds and makes them vibrate. The vocal tract shapes laryngeal sound into consonants and vowels using structures such as the pharynx, oral cavity, tongue, jaw, and lips. Speaking begins with exhalation, using outward airflow as the basis for structured sound. Fluent speech depends on automatic coordination of many speech organs rather than conscious control of each movement. The drill requires spreading the entire tongue against the roof of the mouth. The tongue should be pushed outward against the sides of the teeth while remaining on the roof of the mouth. The tongue has disproportionate power to cause harm relative to its small size. Speech carries the potential to inflict significant damage, compared metaphorically to fire. The tongue is immobilized…