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speech (spēch) the expression of thoughts and ideas by vocal sounds. esophageal speech that produced by vibration of the column of air in the esophagus against the contracting cricopharyngeal sphincter; used after laryngectomy. explosive speech speech uttered with more force than necessary. mirror speech a speech abnormality in which the order of syllables in a sentence is reversed. pressured speech logorrhea. scanning speech that in which syllables of words are separated by noticeable pauses. staccato speech that in which each syllable is uttered separately. telegraphic speech that consisting of only certain prominent words and lacking articles, modifiers, and other ancillary words, a form of agrammaticism in other than young children.
mirror speech Etymology: L, mirari, to look at; AS, spaec, speech an abnormal manner of speaking characterized by the reversal of the order of syllables in a word. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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