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Meaning of "idioglossia" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD IDIOGLOSSIA

From Greek idios private, separate + glossa tongue.
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PRONUNCIATION OF IDIOGLOSSIA

idioglossia  [ˌɪdɪəʊˈɡlɒsɪə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF IDIOGLOSSIA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Idioglossia is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES IDIOGLOSSIA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Idioglossia

An idioglossia is an idiosyncratic language invented and spoken by only one person or very few people. Most often, idioglossia refers to the "private languages" of young children, especially twins, the latter being more specifically known as cryptophasia, and commonly referred to as twin talk or twin speech. Children who are exposed to multiple languages from birth are also inclined to create idioglossias, but these languages usually disappear at a relatively early age, giving way to use of one or more of the languages introduced.

Definition of idioglossia in the English dictionary

The definition of idioglossia in the dictionary is a private language, as invented by a child or between two children, esp twins. Other definition of idioglossia is a pathological condition in which a person's speech is so severely distorted that it is unintelligible.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH IDIOGLOSSIA


aglossia
əˈɡlɒsɪə
alexia
əˈlɛksɪə
anorexia
ˌænɒˈrɛksɪə
bossier
ˈbɒsɪə
brugmansia
brʊɡˈmænsɪə
cassia
ˈkæsɪə
cere
sɪə
cire
ˈsɪə
Dacia
ˈdeɪsɪə
diglossia
daɪˈɡlɒsɪə
estancia
ɪˈstænsɪə
financier
fɪˈnænsɪə
glacier
ˈɡlæsɪə
glossier
ˈɡlɒsɪə
sear
sɪə
seer
sɪə
ser
sɪə
sere
sɪə
sincere
sɪnˈsɪə
xenoglossia
ˌzɛnəˈɡlɒsɪə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE IDIOGLOSSIA

idioblast
idioblastic
idiocies
idiocy
idiogram
idiographic
idiolect
idiolectal
idiolectic
idiom
idiomatic
idiomatical
idiomatically
idiomaticalness
idiomorphic
idiomorphically
idiomorphism
idiopathic
idiopathies
idiopathy

WORDS THAT END LIKE IDIOGLOSSIA

Belorussia
Bielorussia
Byelorussia
Calissia
Circassia
East Prussia
Karachai-Cherkessia
Khakassia
Little Russia
ossia
Prussia
quassia
Russia
Soviet Russia
West Prussia
White Russia

Synonyms and antonyms of idioglossia in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «idioglossia» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF IDIOGLOSSIA

Find out the translation of idioglossia to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of idioglossia from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «idioglossia» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

idioglossia
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

idioglossia
570 millions of speakers

English

idioglossia
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

idioglossia
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

غضغضة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

idioglossia
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

idioglossia
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

idioglossia
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Idioglossia
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Idioglossia
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

idioglossia
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

idioglossia
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

idioglossia
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Idioglossia
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

idioglossia
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

புரியா குரல் ஒலி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

आयडियोग्लॉझिया
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

idioglossia
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

idioglossia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

idioglossia
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

idioglossia
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

idioglossia
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

idioglossia
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

idioglossia
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

idioglossia
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

idioglossia
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of idioglossia

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «IDIOGLOSSIA»

The term «idioglossia» is used very little and occupies the 167.784 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «IDIOGLOSSIA» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «idioglossia» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «idioglossia» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about idioglossia

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «IDIOGLOSSIA»

Discover the use of idioglossia in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to idioglossia and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Idioglossia
Idioglossia is a rich and rewarding novel written with a sparklingly original voice and is destined to establish Eleanor Bailey as one of the most exciting writers of her generation.
Eleanor Bailey, 2011
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Medical-legal and Forensic Aspects of Communication ...
Idioglossia can occur with a singleton where he or she produces sounds, words, and sentence-like utterances that are not identified with an existing language. Because of environmental depravation, the child is not consistently exposed to an ...
Dennis C. Tanner, 2007
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The Clinical Journal
Take such a thing as stammering. That is by no means an indication of mental weakness ; indeed, subjects who stammer are often above the average of intellectual development. There is another condition termed idioglossia, in which the child ...
‎1903
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The Medical Age
The name " idioglossia " has been given to this disorder, and the defect seems generally to be conceded to be in the nature of an exaggeration of certain defective modes of speech which are of common occurrence in minor degrees. The term ...
‎1899
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Forensic Aspects of Communication Sciences and Disorders
Play provides the child with speech and language trial and error free from negative consequences. 2. Idioglossia Idioglossia, sometimes called twin speech , is a unique 222 Forensic Aspects of Communication Sciences and Disorders.
Dennis C. Tanner, 2003
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Journal of the American Medical Association
Another form of mutilated speech, particularly observed in young children, is idioglossia. These patients seem to speak a distinct language of their own. Parts of words or whole words may be slurred, disjointed or otherwise mutilated. In severe ...
‎1921
7
International Clinics: A Quarterly of Clinical Lectures
IDIOGLOSSIA Of idioglossia, which I believe to be due to partial word-deafness, Bastian says "some' curious cases of congenital speech defect were described by Hadden to which the term "idioglossia" has been applied. These children have  ...
‎1922
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Clinical Journal
We have already mentioned that the speech of imbeciles is that of infants, and bears only a super- ficial resemblance to idioglossia. Such cases are not in the same category. Lack of intellect pre- vents the imbecile, and lack of ear prevents the ...
‎1898
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Khotanese Texts
The Book of Zambasta is Professor Bailey's name for a collection of Śaka-Khotanese texts hitherto designated as E. The texts were first published in Berlin by E. and M. Leumann in the period 1933–6; and since then it has become possible ...
H. W. Bailey, 1967
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Proceedings of the Exercises and Conferences of the National ...
The term idioglossia is legitimate as representing the condition of a well-marked group of cases. ' ' 2. Idioglossia is neither a spontaneously invented language nor an example of atavism, nor a "sport" in language. It is not to be confounded ...
‎1910

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «IDIOGLOSSIA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term idioglossia is used in the context of the following news items.
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Double your pleasure with Wikipedia's look at twins
Idioglossia is the scientific term for a language invented and spoken by a small number of people, but twins have a more specific version, ... «A.V. Club Milwaukee, Jul 15»
2
Twins talk to parents, but never to anyone else
Sometimes twins may appear to use a secret language - the technical term is idioglossia - but, really, they are just babbling to each other, not ... «Philly.com, May 15»
3
Vedic Science: The hue of Saffron Ideology
It is like the functioning of an idioglossia—denoting private languages spoken and shared ... Isn't that science too is suffering from idioglossia? «Mainstream, Mar 15»
4
Why Corporate Executives Talk About 'Opening Their Kimonos'
In 1998, The New York Times' Steven Greenhouse explored the corporate idioglossia of Microsoft. Here's his entry for "open the kimono":. «NPR, Nov 14»
5
Body of boy swept into sewer in southern Vietnam found after 3 days
Hang said she had not yet enrolled Ty in school since the boy spoke an idioglossia, or secret, personal language. She therefore would leave ... «Tuoitrenews, Sep 14»
6
The Monica Column You Least Expected
... Foster in Nell, muttering chik-abee ta-ta een tha wayeen. But Monica's particular idioglossia was not peculiarly idiomatic or even partly idiotic. «Daily Beast, May 14»
7
The Forbidden Experiment reveals Inchkeith mystery
The language experiments on Inchkeith were all to do with idioglossia and cryptophasia, a term used for a language that twins make up ... «Edinburgh Evening News, Apr 14»
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Sims, Bowers & Kowalchuk Go Bare-Knuckle Mascot-Brawling in …
Kowalchuk: Chris and Chad suffer from what is technically termed Idioglossia or more commonly known as Cryptophasia, 'Twin Talk'. «Comic Book Resources, Jan 14»
9
Collaborative 'zine Hateful takes over Lump Gallery
The word "idioglossia" describes a secret language shared by twins. Lydia Moyer and Tory Wright are not twins, but they have cultivated their ... «The Independent Weekly, Mar 13»
10
'Mama' Review
The sisters are brought to civilization for a psychological study, and while their idioglossia and nervous tics imply that something demonic has ... «ScreenCrush, Jan 13»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Idioglossia [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/idioglossia>. Apr 2024 ».
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