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foreign accent syndromes

foreign accent syndromes is the plural of foreign accent syndrome.

Meaning of foreign accent syndrome

Noun

foreign accent syndrome (countable and uncountable, plural foreign accent syndromes)

  1. 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

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What is foreign accent syndromes the plural of?
Foreign accent syndromes is the plural of foreign accent syndrome.

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