Scanning speech, also known as explosive speech, is a type of ataxic dysarthria in which spoken words are broken up into separate syllables, often separated by a noticeable pause, and spoken with varying force. The sentence `Walking is good exercise`, for example, might be pronounced as `Walk (pause) ing is good ex (pause) er (pause) cise`. Ad...
Measured or metered, often slow speech. ... (05 Mar 2000) ... 
speech in which syllables are separated by pauses; called also scanning.
Type: Term Definitions: 1. measured or metered, often slow speech with interruptions.