المصاداة بين التكرار والوظيفة اللغوية

Abstract

     This study addresses echolalia as a linguistic disorder associated with the autism spectrum, manifested in the immediate or delayed repetition of heard speech. The study aims to investigate this phenomenon from the following perspectives: theoretically, by defining echolalia and its types, and analytically, by examining it in light of the linguistic and social behavior of children with autism spectrum disorder. The study also seeks to trace the term linguistically by exploring its roots in both general and specialized dictionaries, and to differentiate between immediate and delayed echolalia through its semantic, communicative, and functional dimensions. A descriptive-interpretive methodology was adopted, relying on specialized scientific references and precise diagnostic tools, with the aim of achieving a deeper understanding of the nature of this phenomenon and its multiple dimensions, and reconstructing its conceptualization within modern linguistic frameworks, particularly in view of the growing approaches and studies that consider echolalia as a purposeful communicative tool rather than a meaningless stereotypical behavior.