speech

     

Speech refers to the processes associate with the production and perception of sounds used in spoken language. A number of academic disciplines study speech and speech sounds, including acoustics, psychology, speech pathology, linguistics, and computer science.

Trivia about speech

  • Nouns & prepositions are called parts of this -- the tongue & lips could be, too
  • The First Amendment gives you the right to "freedom of" this; Buddhists just want it right
  • The first of FDR's "Four Freedoms" was freedom of this "and expression"