Speech
A verbal means of communication that requires precise neuromuscular coordination.
Voice Quality
A component of speech that refers to the characteristic sound of a person's voice.
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Speech
A verbal means of communication that requires precise neuromuscular coordination.
Voice Quality
A component of speech that refers to the characteristic sound of a person's voice.
Intonation
The variation of pitch in spoken language that contributes to the meaning of the message.
Communication
The process of exchanging information and ideas between two or more individuals.
Paralinguistics
The aspect of communication that includes intonation, stress, speed of delivery, and pauses.
Morpheme
The smallest grammatical unit in a language that cannot be divided further.
Free Morphemes
Morphemes that can stand alone as independent words.
Bound Morphemes
Morphemes that cannot stand alone and must be attached to free morphemes.
Pragmatics
The study of how context influences the use of language in communication.
Dialect
A version of a language that includes systematic differences in pronunciation, vocabulary, or grammar.
Code-Switching
The practice of alternating between languages or dialects in conversation.
Syntax
The set of rules that governs the structure and order of sentences.
Linguistic Competence
A person's knowledge of the rules and structure of a language.
Linguistic Performance
A person's actual use of language in real-life situations.
Generative Language
The property of language that allows for the creation of an infinite number of sentences.
Inflectional Morphemes
Suffixes that provide grammatical information such as tense and number without changing the word's grammatical category.