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  2. Linguistic discrimination - Wikipedia

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    Linguistic discrimination (also called glottophobia, linguicism and languagism) is unfair treatment of people based upon their use of language and the characteristics of their speech, such as their first language, their accent, the perceived size of their vocabulary (whether or not the speaker uses complex and varied words), their modality, and ...

  3. Palilalia - Wikipedia

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    Palilalia is defined as the repetition of the speaker's words or phrases, often for a varying number of repeats. Repeated units are generally whole sections of words and are larger than a syllable, with words being repeated the most often, followed by phrases, and then syllables or sounds.

  4. High rising terminal - Wikipedia

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    Research published in 1986, regarding vernacular speech in Sydney, suggested that high rising terminal was used more than twice as often by young people than older people, and was more common among women than men. [4] In other words, HRT was more common among women born between 1950 and 1970, than among men born before 1950.

  5. Logorrhea (psychology) - Wikipedia

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    In psychology, logorrhea or logorrhoea (from Ancient Greek λόγος logos "word" and ῥέω rheo "to flow") is a communication disorder that causes excessive wordiness and repetitiveness, which can cause incoherency.

  6. 12 Phrases To Use When Someone Is 'Talking Down' to You ... - AOL

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    Nothing can squash your confidence quite like someone talking down to you. "When someone talks down to you, they are communicating about their perceived superiority and their perception of your ...

  7. List of disability-related terms with negative connotations

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    The person-first stance advocates for saying "people with disabilities" instead of "the disabled" or "a person who is deaf" instead of "a deaf person". [ 5 ] [ 6 ] [ 7 ] However, some advocate against this, saying it reflects a medical model of disability whereas "disabled person" is more appropriate and reflects the social model of disability ...

  8. Latinx: Is it an inclusive or offensive word? Here’s what ...

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    For many, this is a linguistic imposition on Spanish arising from people who speak mainly English. It is a way to rewrite the language while excluding the community that speaks it, a kind of ...

  9. Social-emotional agnosia - Wikipedia

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    Social-emotional agnosia, also known as emotional agnosia or expressive agnosia, is the inability to perceive facial expressions, body language, and voice intonation. [1] A person with this disorder is unable to non-verbally perceive others' emotions in social situations, limiting normal social interactions.