Lallation
Encyclopedia
A Lallation is an imperfect enunciation of the letter "R", in which it sounds like "L", as frequently found in infantile speech
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The speech pattern has been particularly associated with the use of the English language
by Chinese people
and Japanese people
. The use of lallation has thus been a common feature of Western stereotypes of Oriental people.
Phonological development
Sound is at the beginning of language learning. Children have to learn to distinguish different sounds and to segment the speech stream they are exposed to into units – eventually meaningful units – in order to acquire words and sentences...
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The speech pattern has been particularly associated with the use of the English language
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
by Chinese people
Chinese people
The term Chinese people may refer to any of the following:*People with Han Chinese ethnicity ....
and Japanese people
Japanese people
The are an ethnic group originating in the Japanese archipelago and are the predominant ethnic group of Japan. Worldwide, approximately 130 million people are of Japanese descent; of these, approximately 127 million are residents of Japan. People of Japanese ancestry who live in other countries...
. The use of lallation has thus been a common feature of Western stereotypes of Oriental people.