| Idioglossia | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Mark Handley |
| Characters | Nell T.C: psychologist Claude: linguist Jake: psychologist |
| Date premiered | 1985 |
| Place premiered | University of Utah, Salt Lake City |
| Original language | English |
| Genre | Drama |
| Setting | Backcountry |
Idioglossia is a play by American playwright Mark Handley about a woman who grew up – and most notably, learned to speak – isolated from society. It served as inspiration for the 1994 film Nell.
The title comes from the medical term "idioglossia", meaning an idiosyncratic language that few speak, and associated with "cryptophasia".