paraphasia

British  

/ ˌpærəˈfeɪzɪə /

noun

1. a defect of speech in which the normal flow of words is interrupted by inappropriate words and phrases

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Etymology

Origin of paraphasia

C20: from Greek _para- ¹ + -phasia , from phanai to speak

Example Sentences

He uses lots of phonemic paraphasia, where a person starts a word and then can't finish it so they say something that sounds similar such as "misses" instead of "missiles."

From Salon

The incidence of these kinds of mistakes takes him into this realm of phonemic paraphasia, which is a sign of underlying brain damage, not just aging.

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These are examples of what we call phonemic paraphasia which is associated with underlying brain damage.

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Semantic paraphasia is a qualitative marker - not of aging -but of underlying disease.

From Salon

“Semantic paraphasia involves choosing the incorrect words . . . Phonemic paraphasia, which is linked to the moderate to severe stages of Alzheimer’s, is described as ‘the substitution of a word with a nonword that preserves at least half of the segments and/or number of syllables of the intended word.'”

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