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rearticulation

rearticulation

7.9
Saying a word or sound again more clearly so others can hear it
  • noun
  • /ˌriːɑːrˌtɪkjuˈleɪʃən/
translation icon : rearticulación
  • After the student mispronounced the word, the teacher offered a slow rearticulation to help him learn.

Examples

  • The rearticulation of the instructions made the process much easier for everyone to follow.

  • Sometimes a simple rearticulation can resolve confusion during a conversation.

  • The teacher's rearticulation of the difficult concept helped many students.

  • Can you explain the rearticulation of that word again?

  • After the student mispronounced the word, the teacher offered a slow rearticulation to help him learn.

  • Sometimes a simple rearticulation can resolve confusion during a conversation.

  • The rearticulation of the instructions made the process much easier for everyone to follow.

Synonyms

repetition
vsrearticulation
44 2.0

Doing or saying something again

focuses on saying the same words again to correct or clarify pronunciation
restatement
vsrearticulation
5 4.1

A different way of saying the same idea to make it clearer

focuses on pronouncing or repeating the original words clearly instead of rewording
rephrasing
vsrearticulation
1 3.5

Putting something into different words to make it clearer

focuses on repeating sounds or words for clarity rather than changing words
recasting
vsrearticulation
1 5.6

Changing the words of a sentence to say it more clearly

focuses on redoing pronunciation to correct or clarify instead of changing form
reexpression
vsrearticulation
6.5

Saying or writing something again in a different way to make it clearer

focuses on repeating sound or pronunciation rather than changing wording
revoicing
vsrearticulation
  • Jargon
5.7

Saying someone else's words in a new way to make them clearer

focuses on correcting or pronouncing sounds again rather than paraphrasing

How Clear

clarification
62 3.3
enunciation
3 5.5
rearticulation
7.9
correction
88 2.7
repetition
44 2.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

rearticulation = rearticulate (transparent) = re + articulate + ion

This is a regular noun formation from the verb 'rearticulate' meaning the act or process of pronouncing or expressing again.

Etymology

Rearticulation comes from re- 'again' and articulate 'to speak clearly'. So a rearticulation can mean saying a sound or instruction again to make it easier to hear or understand.