echolalia
/ek-oh-ley-lee-uh/US // ˌɛk oʊˈleɪ li ə //UK // (ˌɛkəʊˈleɪlɪə) //
无声语言,无语症,无声语言学,无声
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : Psychiatry. the uncontrollable and immediate repetition of words spoken by another person.
- : the imitation by a baby of the vocal sounds produced by others, occurring as a natural phase of childhood development.
Examples
It is an interesting fact that of twelve cases of echolalia that have come under our observation, fifty per cent.
Another psychical stigma—echolalia—is occasionally, though less frequently, observed in these cases.
Echolalia, however, is not an exclusive appurtenance of those who tic.
Echolalia in the blind has been made the subject of an interesting study by Noir.
In addition, she suffered from echolalia, echokinesis, and folie du doute.
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