Spoken Language

Definition: Spoken Language

Spoken Language

Noun

1. Communication by word of mouth; "his speech was slurred"; "the telephone greatly increased the range of speech communication"; "he uttered harsh language"; "he recorded the spoken language of the streets".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Synonyms: Spoken Language

Crosswords: Spoken Language

Books

• Spoken Language Processing: A Guide to Theory, Algorithm and System Development (reference)

• Arpa Spoken Language Systems Technology Workshop: Proceedings Barton Creek Resort Conference Center Austin, Tx, January 22-25, 1995 (reference)

• Lao for Beginners: An Introduction to the Written and Spoken Language of Laos (reference)

• Japanese: The Spoken Language (Part 1) (reference)

• The Treasure of Our Tongue: The Story of English from Its Obscure Beginnings to Its Present Eminence As the Most Widely Spoken Language (reference)

  (more book examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Health

A major feature of LKS is the gradual or sudden loss of the ability to understand and use spoken language. (references)

The inability to understand language eventually affects the child's spoken language which may progress to a complete loss of the ability to speak (mutism). (references)

This stage may have either a rapid or a gradual onset as purposeful hand skills and spoken language are lost. The characteristic hand movements begin to emerge during this stage and often include wringing, washing, clapping, or tapping, as well as repeatedly moving the hands to the mouth. (references)

Economic History

Iraq

Arabic is the most commonly spoken language. (references)

Greece

The commonly spoken language, called Demotiki, became the official language in 1976. (references)

Morocco

The country's distinctive Arabic dialect is the most widely spoken language in Morocco. (references)

Travel

Thailand

Thai is the national language . English is the next most commonly spoken language, and is especially prevalent among the business community in Bangkok . (There are four distinct language dialects in Thailand, with the Central Thai dialect being the first language of 75 percent of the population.) Many Sino-Thai also speak Chinese . Because of the large number of Japanese subsidiary companies in Thailand, Japanese is also common in the business community. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Chinese 

口語 . (various references)

Danish

talt sprog, talesprog. (various references)

Dutch

gesproken taal (expressive language). (various references)

Finnish

puhekieli (conversational). (various references)

French

langue parlée, langage parlé 2. langage articulé, l. langue parlée. (various references)

German

Lautsprache. (various references)

Greek 

ομιλούμενη γλώσσα. (various references)

Hungarian

beszélt nyelv (language). (various references)

Italian

linguaggio parlato. (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

話言葉 (colloquial expression). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

はなし�"とば (colloquial expression, spoken word). (various references)

Manx

chengey vio, caaynt (spoken word, talk). (various references)

Pig Latin

okenspay anguagelay

Portuguese

linguagem falada. (various references)

Spanish

lenguaje articulado, lengua hablada, la lengua oral, la lengua hablada. (various references)

Swedish

talspråk (colloquial language, parlance). (various references)

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-4 letters: gangplanks.

-5 letters: analogues, gangplank, languages, nonleague, slanguage.