The faculty of uttering articulate sounds or words; the faculty of expressing thoughts by words or articulate sounds; the power of speaking.
he act of speaking; that which is spoken; words, as expressing ideas; language; conversation.
A particular language, as distinct from others; a tongue; a dialect.
ny declaration of thoughts.
Oral production of language through speech sound sequences (phonemes)
The process or product of speaking.
the use of oral motor articulators to express the forms, content, and uses of language.
An oral manifestation of language.
"The oral, verbal mode of transmitting messages" (Bernstein, 2002 p.4).
a fancy way of saying "speaking"
Communication or expression of thoughts in spoken words; the power of expressing or communicating thoughts by speaking. In linguistics also used as equivalent to PAROLE.
(language) communication by word of mouth; "his speech was garbled"; "he uttered harsh language"; "he recorded the spoken language of the streets"
something spoken; "he could hear them uttering merry speeches"
the exchange of spoken words; "they were perfectly comfortable together without speech"
your characteristic style or manner of expressing yourself orally; "his manner of speaking was quite abrupt"; "her speech was barren of southernisms"; "I detected a slight accent in his speech"
words making up the dialogue of a play; "the actor forgot his speech"
the mental faculty or power of vocal communication; "language sets homo sapiens apart from all other animals"
a composite significant sound, some of the parts of which have a certain significance by themselves
a section from a play, spoken by one character, either to the audience (a soliloquy) or to another character
Comprised of A) 1. speech perception and 2. production; B) 1. Identification, interpretation, and organization of auditory sensory data; 2. the complex, neurodynamic aspects of sound generation involving respiration, phonation (i.e., voicing), resonance, articulation, and prosody.
Synthesizer: A hardware device that allows the computer to produce sounds similar to human speech.
Constitutionally protected speech does not only include spoken words, but also includes other forms of expression such as painting, sculpture, performance, film, theatre, etc. PROTECTED SPEECH: speech that is protected from government censorship and/or regulation to one extent or another depending upon the nature of the speech and the nature of the regulation. UNPROTECTED SPEECH: speech that may be subject to complete prohibition and unfettered regulation by the government. The five categories of unprotected speech are obscenity, fighting words, fraudulent misrepresentation, advocacy of imminent lawless behavior, and defamation.
The physical production of the sounds in the language in order to form words, phrases, and sentences.
making definite vocal sounds that form words to express thoughts and ideas.
the oral medium of transmission for language
Verbal expression of thought.
the process of producing the sounds and sound sequences that comprise a linguistic code
Verbal production of language.
The sounds used to make up words - also known as 'articulation'. Does not include the understanding of language.
The act of speaking. Communication of thoughts and feelings by spoken words.
Speaking or the use of voice.
The behavioural component of language. Meaningful utterances made by humans in order to communicate with one another.
An individual manner or style of speaking.
the act of expressing thoughts or feelings using the spoken word
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