LAMBDACISM

lambdacism

(noun) speech defect involving excessive use or unusual pronunciation of the phoneme ‘l’

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

lambdacism (countable and uncountable, plural lambdacisms)

(phonology) A pronunciation shift whereby /l/ or other closely related phonemes are substituted for other sounds (typically /r/), as Sally for Sarah or Moll for Mary.

Source: Wiktionary

Lamb"da*cism, n. Etym: [L. lambdacismus, Gr. la`mbda the letter lambda (

1. A fault in speaking or in composition, which consists in too frequent use of the letter l, or in doubling it erroneously.

2. A defect in pronunciation of the letter l when doubled, which consists in giving it a sound as if followed by y, similar to that of the letters lli in billion.

3. The use of the sound of l for that of r in pronunciation; lallation; as, Amelican for American.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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