dyslexia English · revision 1128

+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: /dɪsˈlɛk.si.ə/^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is [[bor|de|Dyslexie]] (1883),^(Barnhart 1995)^(Etymonline) a New Latin formation^(AHD)^(MW Collegiate)^(RHWU) from [[grc|δυσ-|tr=dus-|t=bad, difficult]] and [[grc|λέξις|tr=léxis|t=word, speech]],^(AHD)^(Barnhart 1995)^(Etymonline)^(MW Collegiate)^(RHWU) from ''légein'' “to speak”,^(AHD)^(Barnhart 1995)^(Etymonline)^(MW Collegiate) with the abstract noun ending ''-ia''.^(Etymonline)^(RHWU) ''Léxis'' was taken in the sense of reading.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ A difficulty in reading due to a condition of the brain (1885 in Etymonline; 1886–88 in Barnhart).^(Etymonline)^(Barnhart 1995)^(MW Collegiate)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ Etymonline quotes an 1887 account of a monograph by Professor Berlin, who described patients who could read only a few words in succession,^(Etymonline) and related the condition to the word-blindness described by Kussmaul.^(Etymonline) The noun ''dyslexic'' is recorded by 1946 in Etymonline, and both adjective and noun from 1961 in Barnhart.^(Etymonline)^(Barnhart 1995)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 1883 – German ''Dyslexie''.^(Etymonline)

+ * 1885 – first recorded in English.^(Etymonline)

+ * 1961 – ''dyslexic''.^(Barnhart 1995)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Noun===

+ # A [[learning disability]] marked by difficulty in recognizing and understanding written words, and in reading, spelling and writing.^(AHD)^(MW Collegiate)^(RHWU)^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[dyslectic]]

+ * [[dyslexic]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[alexia]]

+ * [[lexicon]]

+ * [[dys-]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}