the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch) | the mental faculty or power of vocal communication |
distinctive manner of oral expression | the cognitive processes involved in producing and understanding linguistic communication |
a diacritical mark used to indicate stress or placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronunciation | a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols |
the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people | (language) communication by word of mouth |
special importance or significance | the text of a popular song or musical-comedy number |
| a system of words used to name things in a particular discipline |