Niemówienie i niemowność – treść i zakres pojęć

Abstract

The article contains the lexical and semantical analysis of the terms mutism and muteness. It tries to define them from the point of view of modern linguistics and takes into consideration their speech therapy background and the definitions which are suggested by the major dictionaries of the Polish language. Both terms are discussed with reference to such terms as: langage, langue, parole (de Saussure), competence, performance (Chomsky).