Lallation

A lallation (also called cambia-letras (Spanish) or troca-letra (Portuguese), "letter changer", in Latin America) is an imperfect enunciation of l that makes it sound like r or vice versa. It is frequently found in infantile speech.

The speech pattern has been particularly associated with the use of the Portuguese, Spanish and English languages by Chinese,[1] Korean,[2] and Japanese people.[3] Lallation has thus been a common feature of Western stereotypes of East Asian people. It is also common among English-speakers in parts of East Africa.

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References
  1. Noah Jonathan Jacobs (September 15, 1958). "Word Game". Time. New York City. Retrieved July 13, 2016.
  2. Gloria Borden; Adele Gerber; Gary Milsark (1983). "PRODUCTION AND PERCEPTION OF THE /r/-/l/ CONTRAST IN KOREAN ADULTS LEARNING ENGLISH". Language Learning. 33 (4): 499–526. doi:10.1111/j.1467-1770.1983.tb00946.x.
  3. "Cowboys and Japanese". The New York Times. March 8, 1988. Retrieved July 13, 2016.
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