disfluency
Noun 1. A lack of smoothness or fluency in speech or writing; an instance of interrupted or non-fluent verbal output. This refers to a break in the normal flow of speech, often characterized by hesitations, repetitions, or filler sounds. It can also apply to writing that is halting or awkward. 2. The quality or state of being disfluent. This is the abstract condition of not being fluent.
The word "disfluency" is primarily used in academic, clinical, and linguistic contexts to describe interruptions in the flow of communication. It is a neutral, descriptive term. * It is commonly used as a countable noun to refer to specific instances (e.g., "a disfluency," "several disfluencies"). * It can also be used as an uncountable noun to describe the general phenomenon (e.g., "a high rate of disfluency").
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- Clinical Context: In speech-language pathology, "disfluency" is a key term for diagnosing and treating disorders like stuttering. Typical disfluencies (like occasional hesitations) are distinguished from stuttered disfluencies (like part-word repetitions).
- Linguistic Analysis: Linguists may study disfluencies to understand cognitive processes in real-time language production, such as planning and self-correction.
- Disfluent (adjective): Characterized by disfluency.
- Fluency (noun): The smooth, effortless flow of speech or writing. (This is the direct antonym).
- Dysfluency (noun): This is a common variant spelling, often used interchangeably with "disfluency," particularly in British English and clinical settings.
- Hesitation
- Faltering
- Non-fluency
- Interruption (in the flow of speech)
- Halting speech/writing
- Fluency
- Smoothness
- Eloquence
- Articulateness
- Filler words: Words or sounds like "um," "uh," "like," or "you know" that often constitute disfluencies.
- Speech disruption: A broader term for any break in the typical flow of speech.
- Stuttering: A speech disorder that involves frequent and significant disfluencies.
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lack of skillfulness in speaking or writing
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