Echolalia, Palalalia and Spoken Word, Third Piece

 

My third piece is all spoken word, processed by Cecilia and Logic Plugins. I decided on this after listening to spoken word acousmatic pieces and was inspired by the medical conditions of Echolalia and Palilalia.

 

“People with echolalia repeat noises and phrases that they hear. They may not be able to communicate effectively because they struggle to express their own thoughts. For example, someone with echolalia might only be able to repeat a question rather than answer it. In many cases, echolalia is an attempt to communicate, learn language, or practice language. Echolalia is different from Tourette syndrome, where a speaker may suddenly yell or say random things as part of their tic. In this case, the speaker has no control over what they say or when they say it.”

 

-Healthline

 

“Palalalia is a rare speech disorder in which the speaker involuntarily repeats words, phrases, or sentences they have just spoken, often several times. The individual’s speech typically decreases in audibility and often accelerates in speed with each iteration. It has also been observed that Palalalia occurs in spontaneous speech, and rarely in automatic speech, such as singing or reciting memorized pieces. Palilalia can occur in individuals with disorders such as Schizophrenia, Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease, Autism spectrum disorder, Tourette’s syndrome, thalamic infarction, supranuclear palsy, or idiopathic calcification of the basal ganglia.”

 

-Osmosis.com

 

I recorded myself reading from an article about Echolalia, and I edited the words separately in Audacity and Cecilia.

 

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