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speaking
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speaking
adj.
able to speak; involving speech; expressive; lifelike, realistic
n.
talking
speak
v.
talk; say; express; give a speech; mention, indicate
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SPEAKING
In sociolinguistics, SPEAKING or the SPEAKING model, is a model socio-linguistic study (represented as a mnemonic) developed by Dell Hymes. It is a tool to assist the identification and labeling of components of linguistic interaction that was driven by his view that, in order to speak a language correctly, one needs not only to learn its vocabulary and grammar, but also the context in which words are used.
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Speech
Speech is the vocalized form of human communication. It is based upon the syntactic combination of lexicals and names that are drawn from very large (usually about 1,000 different words) vocabularies. Each spoken word is created out of the phonetic combination of a limited set of vowel and consonant speech sound units. These vocabularies, the syntax which structures them, and their set of speech sound units differ, creating the existence of many thousands of different types of mutually unintelligible human languages. Most human speakers are able to communicate in two or more of them, hence being polyglots. The vocal abilities that enable humans to produce speech also provide humans with the ability to sing.
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speaking
Noun
1. the utterance of intelligible speech
(synonym) speech production
(hypernym) utterance, vocalization
(hyponym) speech
(derivation) speak, talk
2. delivering an address to a public audience; "people came to see the candidates and hear the speechmaking"
(synonym) public speaking, speechmaking, oral presentation
(hypernym) address, speech
(hyponym) recitation, recital, reading
(derivation) address, speak
Adjective
1. capable of or involving speech or speaking; "human beings--the speaking animals"; "a speaking part in the play"
(synonym) speaking(a)
(antonym) nonspeaking, walk-on
(similar) mumbling, muttering
2. capable of speech; "the speaking animal"
(synonym) speaking(a), speech-endowed
(similar) articulate
speak
Verb
1. express in speech; "She talks a lot of nonsense"; "This depressed patient does not verbalize"
(synonym) talk, utter, mouth, verbalize, verbalise
(hypernym) communicate, intercommunicate
(hyponym) read
(see-also) speak up
(verb-group) verbalize, verbalise
(derivation) speech
2. exchange thoughts; talk with; "We often talk business"; "Actions talk louder than words"
(synonym) talk
(hypernym) communicate, intercommunicate
(hyponym) continue, go on, carry on, proceed
(see-also) speak for
(derivation) speech
3. use language; "the baby talks already"; "the prisoner won't speak"; "they speak a strange dialect"
(synonym) talk
(hypernym) communicate, intercommunicate
(hyponym) run on
(derivation) language, speech
4. give a speech to; "The chairman addressed the board of trustees"
(synonym) address
(hyponym) blaze away
(entail) talk
(derivation) address, speech
5. make a characteristic or natural sound; "The drums spoke"
(hypernym) sound
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speak
v.
mluvit; hovořit; umět; promluvit; pronést řeč; mluvit s kým
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speak
Czas.
mówić; rozmawiać; mówić; przemawiać (na jakiś temat)
