Lallation

Lallation

A Lallation is an imperfect enunciation of the letter "r", in which it sounds like "l", as frequently found in infantile speech.

The speech pattern has been particularly associated with the use of the English language by Chinese people [ [http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,863853,00.html?iid=chix-sphere 'Word Game'] ] and Japanese people. [ [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=940DE5D7163EF93BA35750C0A96E948260 'Cowboys and Japanese'] ] The use of lallation has thus been a common feature of Western stereotypes of Oriental people.

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  • lallation — [ la(l)lasjɔ̃ ] n. f. • 1808; lat. lallare « dire la la », onomat. ♦ Didact. 1 ♦ Lambdacisme. 2 ♦ Émission de sons plus ou moins articulés par l enfant, avant l acquisition du langage. ⇒ gazouillis. La lallation précède le babillage. ● lallation… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Lallation — Lal*la tion, n. [L. lallare to sing lalla, or lullaby: cf. F. lallation.] An imperfect enunciation of the letter r, in which it sounds like l. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Lallation — Lallation, s. Lambda …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • lallation — [la lā′shən] n. [< pp. of L lallare, to sing a lullaby] LAMBDACISM …   English World dictionary

  • lallation — /la lay sheuhn/, n. Phonet. a speech defect in which l is pronounced instead of r, or in which an l sound is mispronounced. Cf. lambdacism. [1640 50; < L lalla(re) to sing lala or lullaby + TION] * * * …   Universalium

  • lallation — noun a) the incorrect pronunciation of the letter r so that it sounds like an l b) baby talk or gibberish …   Wiktionary

  • lallation — lal·la·tion la lā shən n 1) infantile speech whether in infants or in older speakers (as from mental retardation) 2) a defective articulation of the letter l, the substitution of /l/ for another sound, or the substitution of another sound for /l/ …   Medical dictionary

  • lallation — (lal la sion) s. f. Vice de prononciation qui consiste à appuyer sur les l mal à propos, comme si chacune de ces lettres était double, ou à les mouiller indument, ou à les substituer à la lettre r. On dit aussi et plus souvent lambdacisme …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • lallation — n. speech defect in which l is said in place of r (Phonetics) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • lallation — [la leɪʃ(ə)n] noun imperfect speech, especially the pronunciation of r as l. Origin C17: from L. lallatio(n ), from lallare sing a lullaby …   English new terms dictionary

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