logopedics

English

Etymology

from Ancient Greek Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos, “speech, oration, discourse, quote, story, study, ratio, word, calculation, reason”) and Ancient Greek παιδείᾱ (paideíā, “rearing of a child, education”)

Noun

logopedics (uncountable)

The study, and correction, of speech and language defects, disorders in communication and swallowing disorders.

Synonyms

speech therapy

Translations

study and correction of speech defects

Afrikaans: spraakterapie, logopedie, spraakheelkunde (dated)
Czech: logopedie (cs) f
Dutch: logopedie (nl) f
Finnish: logopedia (fi)
French: orthophonie (fr) f, (Belgium) (Switzerland) logopédie (fr) f
German: Logopädie (de) f
Hungarian: logopédia (hu)
Italian: logopedia (it) f
Polish: logopedia (pl) f
Portuguese: ortofonia (pt)
Spanish: logopedia (es) f
Swedish: logopedi (sv) c

References

OED 2nd edition 1989
Viktor Frankl, 1997. Recollections: An Autobiography,VIKTOR E. FRANKL Man's Search for Meaning Translated by Joseph Fabry and Judith Fabry, PLENUM PRESS • NEW YORK AND LONDON (an online edition)
Lev Vygotsky, 1993. Revolutionary scientist: by Fred Newman and Lois Holzman, London and New York (an online edition)

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