speech

Betekenis (Engels)

1. The ability to speak; the faculty of uttering words or articulate sounds and vocalizations to communicate.
2. The act of speaking, a certain style of it.
3. A formal session of speaking, especially a long oral message given publicly by one person.
4. A dialect, vernacular, or (dated) a language.
5. Language used orally, rather than in writing.
6. An utterance that is quoted; see direct speech, reported speech
7. Public talk, news, gossip, rumour.

spraak

toespraak

oratie

spreektrant

spraakvermogen

een toespraak

linguistische communicatie

talige communicatie

feestrede

address

spoken language

manner of speaking

way of speaking

voice communication

what people say

tip of the tongue

way of talking

speech communication

actor’s line

oral communication

spoken communication

loud noise

ability to speak

Jewish sermon

expression of views

action

popular opinion

vocal message

accent

written report

one’s lines

speaking voice

literary composition

monoloque

short Vedic text

what is spoken

linguistic communication

faculty of speech

keynote address

Frequentie

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈspiːt͡ʃ/

From Middle English speche, from Old English spǣċ, sprǣċ (“speech, discourse, language”), from Proto-West Germanic *sprāku (“speech, language”), from Proto-Indo-European *spereg-, *spreg- (“to make a sound”). Cognate with Dutch spraak (“speech”), German Sprache (“language, speech”). More at speak.