UTTERANCE

Utterance

In spoken language analysis an utterance is a smallest unit of speech. It is a continuous piece of speech beginning and ending with a clear pause. In the case of oral languages, it is generally but not always bounded by silence. Utterances do not exist in written language, only their representations do. It can be represented and delineated in written language in many ways.

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utterance

Noun

  1. An act of uttering.
  2. Something spoken.
  3. The ability to speak.
  4. Manner of speaking.
  5. Sale by offering to the public.
  6. Putting in circulation.

Noun (etymology 2)

  1. The utmost extremity (of a fight etc.).


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