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SUBSTITUTIVE PARAGRAPHIA [1 record]

Record 1 1980-02-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symbolism and Psychology of Language
  • Psycho-, Socio- and Ethnolinguistics
DEF

[a type of paragraphia] in which the number of letters equals those in the target word, but over 55% are different from the target ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symbolique et psychologie du langage
  • Psycho-, socio- et ethnolinguistique
DEF

[variété de paragraphie dans laquelle le] nombre de syllabes est conservé, mais elles sont phoniquement différentes de l'item dicté. Le nombre de lettres utilisées est égal à celui de l'item, mais les lettres différentes de l'item dépassent 55%.

Spanish

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