English translation: short, abrupt sentences and a clipped way of speaking
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07:03 Jul 1, 2011
German to English translations [PRO] Medical - Psychology / Consultant psychiatrist report
German term or phrase:sakkadierter Sprachduktus
Der Betroffene spricht mit sakkadiertem Sprachduktus und teilwise auftretenden Wortwiederholungen.
Explanation: speech disorders: abgehackt sprechen (Adjektiv) (Auch: stakkato) (Musik), staccato (Adjektiv), thumb up thumb down ... way of clearing his throat, squinting his eyes, or speaking in staccato) ... causing disorders affecting balance and coordination, in turn resulting .... that he had acquired for himself a strangely clipped way of speaking
abnormal speech in which the person pauses between words, breaking the rhythm of the phrase or sentence. The condition is sometimes observed in association with multiple sclerosis.
Sprachduktus: speech ductus, the way the speech of individual speakers flows.
staccato speech: that in which each syllable is uttered separately.
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sakkadiertem Sprachduktus
jerky speech pattern
Explanation: 'saccadic' seems to be used only for eye movements in English. The corresponding term in referring to speech seems to be 'jerky', athough it doesn't have the formal tone one would hope for - the only alternatives I can find are 'dysrhythmia' or 'dysarthria' which are less specific.
"Just as walking may be stilted and jerky and arm movements crude and uncontrolled, the patterns of voice and speech will reflect the same distortions . ..."
"Jerky eye movements (nystagmus) or jerky speech patterns (dysarthria) may occur in concert with the characteristic body movements. ..."
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David Tracey, PhD Switzerland Local time: 18:35 Native speaker of: English PRO pts in category: 4
short, abrupt sentences and a clipped way of speaking
Explanation: speech disorders: abgehackt sprechen (Adjektiv) (Auch: stakkato) (Musik), staccato (Adjektiv), thumb up thumb down ... way of clearing his throat, squinting his eyes, or speaking in staccato) ... causing disorders affecting balance and coordination, in turn resulting .... that he had acquired for himself a strangely clipped way of speaking
Ellen Kraus Local time: 18:35 Native speaker of: German PRO pts in category: 8
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