foreign accent syndromes

A form of foreign accent syndrome — 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.

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noun
  1. pluralplural of foreign accent syndrome

    The papers in this special issue have amply demonstrated the value of studying the foreign accent syndromes (with emphasis on their plurality)—in terms of both theoretical and practical (i.e. research and clinical) issues.

    2006, Jennifer M. Gurda, John S. Coleman, “Foreign accent syndrome: Best practice, theoretical issues and outstanding questions”, in Journal of Neurolinguistics, volume 14, number 5, page 424
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