Circumlocution
Circumlocution
Circumlocution refers to:
- A discourse that wanders from the point, only eventually to return to the original subject matter, as seen in fluent aphasias;
- A response to word-finding difficulties, as in early Alzheimer’s disease or nonfluent aphasias: in response to familiar pictures, patients may comment that the name is on the tip-of-the-tongue but they cannot access it, and therefore give alternatives (e.g.,"gardener’s friend" or "beetle" for ladybird).
References
Astell AJ, Harley TA. Tip of the tongue states in lexical access in dementia. Brain and Language 1996; 54: 196-215
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