Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Lethologica


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The result was Redirect to Tip of the tongue. Target can be discussed on talk page, if so desired. (non-admin closure) czar ♔  03:44, 29 April 2014 (UTC)

Lethologica

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The whole of this article appears to be a fabrication. Lethologica is neither a term of art in the field of psychology, nor is it a word otherwise in use in English. No reference to this term can be found in PsychInfo, PubMed, ScopeMed, or in other relevant resources, and this is at odds with the article's specific and general claims about the nature and treatment of this condition. The initial article was created by a registered user who did not make any other contributions for six years, and the article was then embellished by various unregistered users. It appears to be a prank article. Ordinary Person (talk) 04:29, 18 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Redirect to Aphasia, by far the most common term. I did find a couple of usages of the term "lethologica" in sources about 60 to 70 years ago, so I don't think that the article is a complete prank. It is just an obscure, obsolete term best dealt with by a redirect. Personal disclosure: I have a sister who recovered, slowly, from aphasia after a brain aneurysm.  Cullen 328  Let's discuss it  06:44, 18 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Medicine-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 13:51, 18 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Behavioural science-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 13:51, 18 April 2014 (UTC)


 * I agree with : the term is used here and there, but unless some reliable source is identified that substantively differentiates "lethologica" from aphasia, redirect is what's called for. --Arxiloxos (talk) 15:45, 18 April 2014 (UTC)


 * Redirect to Tip of the tongue, where it is mentioned. A simple WP:BEFORE type of search shows that this is a real word and is in medical dictionaries  and psychology dictionaries . There are also a few paragraphs about it in the Chicago Tribune and about 40 hits in GScholar, so obviously not a prank, but there may be original research or synthesis. While there are sources, I have not found any in-depth sources. Lethologica is an old name for the Tip of the tongue phenomenon. Cullen is correct that it is a type of aphasia, but Tip of the tongue seems the more precise target. --Mark viking (talk) 17:46, 18 April 2014 (UTC)

I had heard of this word many years ago, but ironically couldn't exactly remember it, so used wikipedia to look it up. I don't know if it is an old fashioned term, but can personally confirm the condition is genuine. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Aunt Eller (talk • contribs) 00:52, 21 April 2014 (UTC)
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