1 In the Afterword, the author explains that her book is a novel inspired by real events, including the histories of her friend Annelise and a Resistance fighter named Kim Malthe-Bruun. 2  Many of the events discussed in the book really happened. NEXT. 2  In the Afterword, the author explains that her book is a novel inspired by real events, including the histories of her friend Annelise and a Resistance fighter named Kim Malthe-Bruun.
The lingual frenulum, also known as the frenum, connects the floor of the mouth to the tongue. Ankyloglossia occurs when the frenulum is thick and severely limits movement of the tongue. In such cases, a frenectomy may be necessary to release the tongue. There are multiple salivary glands within the mouth, especially along the mouth floor. Failure of the glands to produce saliva results in xerostomia and can be caused by medical conditions or drugs.
The tongue is the most important articulator of speech. This muscle is extremely strong, as it must move food around in our mouths as we chew. Its other biological function is to push the food into a bolus (I prefer the less scientific term glob), and then push it down the oesophagus to our stomach. Try swallowing to feel the strength of your tongue pushing down and back. Speech, on the other hand, requires a very different approach. For the sound to resonate effectively, the less tongue root tension (i.e. tension in the extrinsic muscles of the tongue), the better. For speech you want to relax the tongue up and forward, the opposite of swallowing.