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paralalia

paralalia Paralalia is a speech defect in which the sound produced is different from the one the speaker intended.

Paralalia is a speech defect in which the sound produced is different from the one the speaker intended. In this historical usage, it is treated as a form of faulty articulation, usually classed with peripheral speech problems.

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Drafting source: Baldwin Dictionary of Philosophy and Psychology, 1901. 1901 New York Macmillan original; archive index checked 2026-10-18. “Alalia and Dyslalia” (Alalia and Dyslalia).
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