noun
- The substitution of the sound /l/ for other consonants, especially /r/, in speech; a speech impediment or articulation disorder.
Usage: linguistics; speech pathology; also called lambdacism
Examples
- The child's lallation caused him to pronounce 'rabbit' as 'labbil'.
- Speech therapists work with patients to correct lallation and other articulation disorders.
- Lallation is more common in young children and typically resolves with age.
- The linguist studied cases of lallation across different languages and dialects.