lambdacismn.
/ˈlamdəsɪz(ə)m/, U.S. /ˈlæmdəˌsɪzəm/ 1. A too frequent repetition of the letter l in speaking or writing.
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the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > inaccuracy, inexactness > incorrectness of language > [noun] > error in written mode > misuse of L
lambdacism1658
1658 E. Phillips New World Eng. Words Labdacisme, Lambdacisme.
1676 E. Coles Eng. Dict. Lambdacism, an insisting too much upon Lambda, the Letter L.
1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. Labdacism, Λαβδακισμός, in rhetoric, the too frequent repetition of the letter L.
2. A faulty pronunciation of the letter r, making it sound like l; lallation.
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the mind > language > speech > defective or inarticulate speech > [noun] > specific disorders or faults
tongue-tiedness1598
plateasm1656
tongue-tying1762
paraphonia1772
lullaby-speech1822
cleft palate1847
paralalia1848
logoneurosis1857
zetacism1860
alogia1864
lallation1864
lambdacism1864
semi-mute1864
heterophemy1875
agrammatism1877
bradyphrasia1877
heterophasia1877
logopathy1877
paragraphia1877
paralexia1877
paraphasia1877
paraphrasia1877
verbigeration1877
recurring utterance1878
word blindness1878
word deafness1878
scanning1887
sigmatism1888
idioglossia1891
staccato utterance1898
word salad1904
palilalia1908
paragrammatism1924
idiolalia1930
dysprosody1947
Broca's aphasia1959
1864 R. F. Burton Mission to Gelele I. 158 Allada is called by older authors Ardrah, another instance of lambdacism, confusing the L and the R.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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