alalia
See also: alalią
English
Etymology
From a- (“without”) + -lalia (“speech”).
Pronunciation
Noun
alalia (uncountable)
- (medicine, obsolete) The loss of the ability to speak, especially due to paralysis of the vocal cords.
- 1886, Edward P. Davis, “Disorders of Speech”, in William Pepper, Louis Starr, editors, A System of Practical Medicine, Volume 5, Lea Brothers & Co., page 569:
- A striking case of amnesic alalia was that of Lordat, a French physician, who thus described his malady: "I find myself deprived of the value of all words. […] "
- (medicine) Speech delay, a delay in the development or use of the mechanisms that produce speech.
- 2013, Jason Loviglio, Michele Hilmes, editors, Radio's New Wave, Taylor & Francis (Routledge), unnumbered page:
- The other major exception, characters with Down syndrome (a condition that often includes among its symptoms alalia, or speech delay), are usually played by actors with Down syndrome […] .
Related terms
Translations
loss of the ability to speak
delay in development of the mechanisms of speech
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Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from Greek αλαλία (alalía).[1] By surface analysis, a- + -lalia. First attested in the 20th c.[2].
Pronunciation
Noun
alalia f
Declension
Declension of alalia
References
- ^ Mirosław Bańko, Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021) “alalia”, in Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN
- ^ Witold Doroszewski, editor (1958–1969), “alalia”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), Warszawa: PWN
Further reading
- alalia in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: a‧la‧li‧a
Noun
alalia f (uncountable)
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