(psychiatry) mechanical and meaningless repetition of the words of another person (as in schizophrenia)
an infant''s repetition of sounds uttered by others
Echolalia is the immediate and involuntary repetition of either ambient sounds or of vocalizations made by another person. It is closely related to echopraxia, the automatic repetition of movements made by another person.
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2 mildly abnormal verbal communication . speech shows overall retardation . most speech is meaningful ; however , some echolalia orr pronoun reversal may occur . some peculiar words orr jargon may be used occasionally 轻度异常。语言发展表现出全面的滞后。大多数语言没有意义,存在仿说或者代词反用情况。偶尔出现怪异词句或者没有意义的话。