egocentric speech
noun Psycholinguistics.
speech typically observed in young children that is not addressed to other people.
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ego-surf, ego-syntonic, ego-trip, egobronchophony, egocentric, egocentric speech, egocentricity, egocentrism, egoism, egoist, egoistic
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