Echolalia — is the repetition of vocalizations made by another person. Echolalia can be present in autism, Tourette syndrome, aphasia, Rubinstein Taybi syndrome, developmental disability, schizophrenia, Asperger syndrome and, occasionally, other forms of… … Wikipedia
echolalia — 1885, from Gk. ekho (see ECHO (Cf. echo)) + lalia talk, prattle, a speaking, from lalein to speak, prattle, of echoic origin … Etymology dictionary
echolalia — [ek΄ō lā′lē ə] n. [ModL < echo (see ECHO) + lalia, speech defect < Gr lalia, speech < lalein, to talk, prattle < redupl. of IE echoic * la (as in L lallare, Ger lallen, to lull)] the automatic repetition by someone of words spoken in… … English World dictionary
Echolalia (album) — Infobox Album Name = Echolalia Type = Album Artist = Something for Kate Released = 2001 Recorded = Genre = Alternative rock Length = Label = Murmur Producer = Trina Shoemaker and Something for Kate Reviews = Last album = Q A with Dean Martin… … Wikipedia
echolalia — noun Etymology: New Latin Date: circa 1885 the often pathological repetition of what is said by other people as if echoing them • echolalic adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
echolalia — echolalic, /ek oh lal ik, lay lik/, adj. /ek oh lay lee euh/, n. 1. Psychiatry. the uncontrollable and immediate repetition of words spoken by another person. 2. the imitation by a baby of the vocal sounds produced by others, occurring as a… … Universalium
echolalia — noun a) The immediate, involuntary, and repetitive echoing of words or phrases spoken by another. b) An infants repetitive imitation of vocal sounds spoken by another person, occurring naturally during childhood development … Wiktionary
echolalia — ż I, DCMs. echolalialii, blm psych. «mimowolne, automatyczne powtarzanie zasłyszanych słów i dźwięków bezpośrednio po ich usłyszeniu; występuje u małych dzieci i u osób chorych psychicznie» ‹z gr.› … Słownik języka polskiego
echolalia — n. mental illness characterized by the repetition of words that have been said by others … English contemporary dictionary
echolalia — [ˌɛkəʊ leɪlɪə] noun 1》 Psychiatry meaningless repetition of another person s spoken words as a symptom of psychiatric disorder. 2》 repetition of speech by a child learning to talk. Origin C19: mod. L., from Gk ēkhō echo + lalia speech … English new terms dictionary
