Tachylalia

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Tachylalia is extremely rapid speech.[1] Tachylalia occurs in many clutterers and many people who have speech disorders. It is also called tachylogia.[2]

Tachylalia is a generic term for speaking fast, and does not need to conincide with other speech problems. Tachylalia by itself is not considered a speech disorder.

Tachylalia may be exhibited as a single stream of rapid speech without prosody, and can be delivered quietly or mumbled. Tachylalia can be simulated by stimulating the brain electronically.[3]

[edit] Occurances

Tachylalia can occur with the following speakers

[edit] References

  1. ^ Tachylalia
  2. ^ Tachylalia
  3. ^ BÉRUBÉ, Louise. Terminologie de neuropsychologie et de neurologie du comportement, Montréal, Les Éditions de la Chenelière Inc.,1991, 176 p., p.58.
  4. ^ Tachylalia: clinical and acoustic study of 149 subjects