paralinguistic
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- adjective
- /ˌpærəˈlɪŋɡwɪstɪk/
- Specialized
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paralingüístico
- From the printed page to the stage, the transformation of the story is channeled into actions, props, setting, gesture, and linguistic and paralinguistic systems of signification.
Examples
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The former seems like a silly thing to drop into conversation in code. Physical laughter loses a lot of its paralinguistic communicative heft when no one can see or hear it happening, but at least it's a specific case, not an ambiguous one.
Blog text (5) -
Deficits in visual perceptual organizational skills are thought to give rise to their problems in deciphering the meaning of various facial expressions, gestures, and other forms of paralinguistic information important for effective human communication.
Academic text (1992) -
How do intonation and paralinguistic features mark these acts?
Academic text (1990) -
The absence of paralinguistic cues.
Academic text (2013) -
Information concerning paralinguistic devices is nonexistent.
Academic text (1999) -
The ineffable mortise appears to have such diverse reticles that grouping becomes difficult unless we adhere to one main rubric, that of the paralinguistic reticle.
Academic text (1991) -
Whilst this articulation is attested in the Indo-European descendants as a purely paralinguistic form it is phonemic in the ancestral form dating back five millennia or more.
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We often forget about prosodic (intonation, stress, and pauses) and paralinguistic (pitch level, speaking rate, and vocal timbre) aspects of speech, which carry information about the speaker's attitude, feelings, and intentions.
Academic text (2000) -
In addition to spoken words, her paralinguistic cues like her smile and nodding helped convey agreement.
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Understanding paralinguistic elements such as tone of voice can greatly enhance effective communication.
Compounds
- Specialized
Meaning shown by the way someone speaks, like tone, pitch, and speed
- Texting
Meaning shown in written messages by emojis, punctuation, spacing or capitals to show tone
How Nonverbal
Surface Forms
Morphology
paralinguistic = linguistic (semi-transparent) = para + linguist + ic
The word is transparently built on 'linguistic' with the prefix 'para-', but the specialized meaning 'nonverbal elements accompanying communication' is not fully guessable for an average learner.
Etymology
Paralinguistic breaks into para- meaning 'beside', as in parallel, and linguistic meaning 'language' or 'tongue'. So, paralinguistic refers to the tone of voice, facial expressions, and gestures that sit beside words and help show meaning.