Tachylalia
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Tachylalia or tachylogia is extremely rapid speech. Tachylalia occurs in many clutterers
and many people who have speech disorder
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Tachylalia is a generic term for speaking fast, and does not need to coincide 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.
Cluttering
Cluttering is a speech disorder and a communication disorder characterized by speech that is difficult for listeners to understand due to rapid speaking rate, erratic rhythm, poor syntax or grammar, and words or groups of words unrelated to the sentence...
and many people who have speech disorder
Speech disorder
Speech disorders or speech impediments are a type of communication disorders where 'normal' speech is disrupted. This can mean stuttering, lisps, etc. Someone who is unable to speak due to a speech disorder is considered mute.-Classification:...
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Tachylalia is a generic term for speaking fast, and does not need to coincide 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
Prosody (linguistics)
In linguistics, prosody is the rhythm, stress, and intonation of speech. Prosody may reflect various features of the speaker or the utterance: the emotional state of the speaker; the form of the utterance ; the presence of irony or sarcasm; emphasis, contrast, and focus; or other elements of...
, and can be delivered quietly or mumbled. Tachylalia can be simulated by stimulating the brain electronically.
Occurrences
Tachylalia can occur with the following:- Normal speech
- ClutteringClutteringCluttering is a speech disorder and a communication disorder characterized by speech that is difficult for listeners to understand due to rapid speaking rate, erratic rhythm, poor syntax or grammar, and words or groups of words unrelated to the sentence...
- Parkinson's diseaseParkinson's diseaseParkinson's disease is a degenerative disorder of the central nervous system...
- Cluttered speechCluttered speechCluttered speech is a common term for speech that becomes broken down, cluttered, or unintelligible due to a variety of reasons. Cluttered speech is often described as hurried, nervous, broken down, stuttering, stammering, and cluttering...