PARALANGUAGE


Meaning of PARALANGUAGE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈpa-rə-ˌlaŋ-gwij ]

noun

Date: 1958

: optional vocal effects (as tone of voice) that accompany or modify the phonemes of an utterance and that may communicate meaning

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.