a term formerly used for the part of phonology that dealt with the `correct' pronunciation of words and its relation to `correct' orthography | the mental faculty or power of vocal communication |
the way a word or a language is customarily spoken | the cognitive processes involved in producing and understanding linguistic communication |
| a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols |
| (language) communication by word of mouth |
| the text of a popular song or musical-comedy number |
| a system of words used to name things in a particular discipline |