NOUN | communication | orthoepy, pronunciation | the way a word or a language is customarily spoken |
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cognition | orthoepy | a term formerly used for the part of phonology that dealt with the 'correct' pronunciation of words and its relation to 'correct' orthography |
Meaning | The way a word or a language is customarily spoken. | |
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Synonym | pronunciation | |
Narrower | Received Pronunciation | The approved pronunciation of British English |
Broader | speech, speech communication, spoken communication, spoken language, language, voice communication, oral communication | (language) communication by word of mouth |
Spanish | pronunciación | |
Catalan | pronunciació, pronúncia |
Meaning | A term formerly used for the part of phonology that dealt with the 'correct' pronunciation of words and its relation to 'correct' orthography. | |
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Broader | phonology, phonemics | The study of the sound system of a given language and the analysis and classification of its phonemes |
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