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Off topic, but is there a name for names that are diagnostic or demonstrative of the thing. Eg you can't say 'lisp' with a lisp, have trouble spelling dyslexia
by benj111 7y ago
Off topic, but is there a name for names that are diagnostic or demonstrative of the thing. Eg you can't say 'lisp' with a lisp, have trouble spelling dyslexia with dyslexia. 'hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia' is the fear of long words, TLA (three letter acronym) and the above obviously.
- this_is_not_you 7y agoI think you are looking for: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autological_word https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autological_word
- benj111 7y agoPerhaps? The examples given seem much more limited to the qualities of the word itself, I'm not sure the lisp example would fit under that banner. That page does link to 'Ostensive definition' though: "An ostensive definition conveys the meaning of a term by pointing out examples" So perhaps 'Auto-ostensive'? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ostensive_definition https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ostensive_definition