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The use of manner of speaking to communicate particular meanings
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paralanguage
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WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. the use of manner of speaking to communicate particular meanings [syn: paralinguistic communication ]
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Paralanguage is a component of meta-communication that may modify or nuance meaning, or convey emotion, such as prosody , pitch , volume , intonation etc. It is sometimes defined as relating to nonphonemic properties only. Paralanguage may be expressed ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1958, from para- (1) + language .
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context linguistics English) The non-verbal elements of speech, and to a limited extent of writing, used to modify meaning and convey emotion, such as pitch, volume, and intonation.