pseudoverbal en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From pseudo- + verbal.
Meanings
- (not-comparable) Having some of the characteristics of a verb, though not in fact a verb.
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(not-comparable) Appearing to have speaking skills that are not in fact present.
Their echolalic responses may be much more extensive than the single words or short phrases that are characteristic of normal echolalia. Thus, a pseudoverbal autistic child may respond to "Do you want a cookie, Jimmy?" with a replication of the very same words.
1984, Jon Eisenson, Aphasia and related disorders in children, page 30: