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To reflect the involuntary nature of this disorder, the name was changed to selective mutism in 1994, although some people are calling for a name change to "situational mutism" because the current name can promote the belief that it is a behavior the individual selects rather than it occurring in certain situations. [10]
In human development, muteness or mutism [1] is defined as an absence of speech, with or without an ability to hear the speech of others. [2] Mutism is typically understood as a person's inability to speak, and commonly observed by their family members, caregivers, teachers, doctors or speech and language pathologists.
"actions speak louder than words", or "deeds, not words" From rēs ("things, facts") the plural of rēs ("a thing, a fact") + nōn ("not") + verba ("words") the plural of verbum ("a word"). Literally meaning "things, not words" or "facts instead of words" but referring to that "actions be used instead of words". res nullius: nobody's property
Semantic satiation is a psychological phenomenon in which repetition causes a word or phrase to temporarily lose meaning for the listener, [1] who then perceives the speech as repeated meaningless sounds. Extended inspection or analysis (staring at the word or phrase for a long time) in place of repetition also produces the same effect.
Actions speak louder than words; Adversity makes strange bedfellows; All good things come to him who waits; All good things must come to an end; All hands on deck/to the pump; All is grist that comes to the mill; All roads lead to Rome; All that glitters/glistens is not gold; All the world loves a lover
Production of words becomes more difficult with effort, but common phrases may sometimes be spoken spontaneously without effort. Cluttering, a speech and fluency disorder characterized primarily by a rapid rate of speech, which makes speech difficult to understand. Developmental verbal dyspraxia also known as childhood apraxia of speech.
Kramarae argues that English is a "[hu]man-made language" and that it "embodies the perspectives of the masculine more than the feminine," while supporting "the perceptions of white middle-class males." [23] Kramarae also explains that men's control over language has produced an abundance of derogatory words for women and their speech patterns ...
Language deprivation experiments have been claimed to have been attempted at least four times through history, isolating infants from the normal use of spoken or signed language in an attempt to discover the fundamental character of human nature or the origin of language.