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idioglossia
idioglossia (ˌɪdɪəʊˈɡlɒsɪə) n1. (Linguistics) a private language, as invented by a child or between two children, esp twins2. (Pathology) a pathological condition in which a person's speech is so severely distorted that it is unintelligible[C19: from Greek idios private, separate + glossa tongue]idioglossia
idioglossia[‚id·ē·ə′gläs·ē·ə] (psychology) Speech or other vocalizations unique to an individual and generally incomprehensible to others; may be normal, as during childhood development, or representative of a pathological process. idioglossia
idioglossia [id″e-o-glos´e-ah] imperfect articulation, with utterance of meaningless vocal sounds. adj., adj idioglot´tic.id·i·o·glos·si·a (id'ē-ō-glos'ē-ă), An extreme form of lalling or vowel or consonant substitution, by which the speech of a child may be made unintelligible and appear to be another language to one who does not have the key to the literal changes. [idio- + G. glōssa, tongue, speech] id·i·o·glos·si·a (id'ē-ō-glos'ē-ă) 1. A unique spoken language invented by a person, differing markedly from normal speech and for the most part unintelligible to listeners, so that it is not a useful form of communication; usually a sign of psychosis or mental retardation. 2. A type of spoken communication developed by and used between twins.
Synonym(s): idiolalia. [idio- + G. glōssa, tongue, speech] |