Speech
Speech is the use of the human voice as a medium for language. Spoken language combines vowel and consonant sounds to form units of meaning like words, which belong to a language's lexicon. There are many different intentional speech acts, such as informing, declaring, asking, persuading, directing; acts may vary in various aspects like enunciation, intonation, loudness, and tempo to convey meaning. Individuals may also unintentionally communicate aspects of their social position through speech, such as sex, age, place of origin, physiological and mental condition, education, and experiences.
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- nounThe faculty of uttering articulate sounds or words; the ability to speak or to use vocalizations to communicate.
- nounA session of speaking, especially a long oral message given publicly by one person.
- verbTo make a speech; to harangue.
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