lallation
/ləˈleɪʃən/
noun
- A speech disorder or habit in which a person has difficulty pronouncing the sound 'l' or replaces it with another sound, such as 'w' or 'y'.
- In some cases, lallation is a normal part of early language development and resolves on its own.
- Her lallation made the word 'light' sound like 'wight', but she was working hard to improve.
- The speech therapist diagnosed the child with lallation and began exercises to help him pronounce his Ls.
- Baby talk or babbling; the early, imperfect speech of infants.
- The baby's lallation was full of sweet, repetitive sounds that delighted her parents.
- Linguists study lallation to understand how children acquire language skills.
- His first attempts at words were mostly lallation, with lots of 'ba-ba' and 'da-da'.
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