The following is a list of language disorders. A language disorder is a condition defined as a condition that limits or altogether stops natural speech. A language disorder may be neurological, physical, or psychological in origin.
Feature of speech | Absence of feature | Difficulty | Problem |
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Phonation | Anarthria | Dysarthria, dysglossia | |
Comprehension | Agnosia, asemia, asymbolia | ||
Speech | Aphasia, aphrasia | Dysphasia, schizophasia, logorrhea | Paraphasia |
Intonation | Aprosodia | Dysprosody | |
Poverty of speech | Alogia | ||
Reading (process) | Alexia | Dyslexia | Paralexia |
Written language | Agraphia | Dysgraphia, graphorrhea | Paragraphia |
Spoken language | Alalia | Dyslalia, coprolalia, echolalia, glossolalia | Palilalia |
Recalling names | Anomia | Dysnomia | |
Motor disorder | Apraxia | Dyspraxia | |
Orthophony | Dysphemia | ||
Orthography | Dysorthography | ||
Syntax | Agrammatism | Paragrammatism | |
Voice | Aphonia | Dysphonia | |