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Lallation

Lallation \Lal*la"tion\, n. [L. lallare to sing lalla, or lullaby: cf. F. lallation.] An imperfect enunciation of the letter r, in which it sounds like l.

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lallation

n. 1 the incorrect pronunciation of the letter "r" so that it sounds like an "l" 2 baby-talk or gibberish

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lallation
  1. n. defective articulation of the `l' phoneme or the phoneme `r' is pronounced as `l'

  2. gibberish resembling the sounds of a baby [syn: babble, babbling]

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Lallation

A lallation (also called cambia-letras or troca-letra, "letter changer", in Latin American countries) is an imperfect enunciation of the letter " L", in which it sounds like " R" (or vice versa), as frequently found in infantile speech.

The speech pattern has been particularly associated with the use of the Portuguese, Spanish and English languages by Chinese, Korean, and Japanese people. The use of lallation has thus been a common feature of Western stereotypes of East Asian people. It is also common among English-speakers in parts of East Africa.