foreign accent syndrome
foreign accent syndrome noun: an extremely rare disorder, which may be temporary or permanent, in which a person who has suffered a stroke or other brain trauma recovers but subsequently speaks with a seemingly foreign accent.
Noun
foreign accent syndrome (countable and uncountable, plural foreign accent syndromes)
- An extremely rare disorder, which may be temporary or permanent, in which a person who has suffered a stroke or other brain trauma recovers but subsequently speaks with a seemingly foreign accent.
- A Baltimore man suddenly began speaking with a Scandinavian accent after suffering a stroke. . . . The man had "foreign accent syndrome," a rare condition in which a brain malfunction produces speech alterations that sound like a foreign accent.1991, Gerard L. Ervin, “MLJ News & Notes of the Profession”, in The Modern Language Journal, volume 75, number 2, page 225
Forms of foreign accent syndrome
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Questions about foreign accent syndrome
- What does foreign accent syndrome mean?
- Foreign accent syndrome means an extremely rare disorder, which may be temporary or permanent, in which a person who has suffered a stroke or other brain trauma recovers but subsequently speaks with a seemingly foreign accent.
- What part of speech is foreign accent syndrome?
- Foreign accent syndrome is a noun.
- What is the plural of foreign accent syndrome?
- The plural of foreign accent syndrome is foreign accent syndromes.
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