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vocalization

vocalization

6 5.2
A sound a person or animal makes with the voice to communicate
  • noun
  • /ˌvoʊkəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/
  • Specialized
translation icon : vocalización
  • In this study, all four children increased their use of vocalizations related to play.
  • vocalization frequency
  • infants' vocalizations
  • vocalizations produced

OK, so there is a lot of information encoded in that one vocalization.

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Examples

  • And in fact this circuit is what's involved in male birds learning the vocalization of their species.

  • Musical play may also include vocalizations, rhythmic movement of the body or objects, or playing instruments.

    Academic text (1999)
  • A "sound machine" results when students add a vocalization of their own choosing.

    Academic text (2009)
  • We had to rely on sound, mostly their vocalizations and drumming on trees.

    Academic text (1991)
  • The frequency of Adam's vocalizations during 20 minutes of playtime per session.

    Academic text (2013)
  • All children demonstrated a few pretend play-related vocalizations during probe conditions prior to intervention.

    Academic text (2015)
  • Dewey acknowledges that non-human animals use vocalizations and gestures to express themselves.

    Academic text (2017)
  • The woman's primacy is then asserted in her vocalization acknowledging Buffalo Man's presence: "Are you here already?"

    Academic text (1997)
  • A Noh play involves ritualized and stylized movements, non-linguistic vocalizations, and chanted text by the chorus and main characters.

    Academic text (2013)
  • Many animals rely on vocalizations to communicate with their peers in different social contexts.

Synonyms

voice
vsvocalization
1.0

The sound a person makes when speaking or singing

is about the act of producing sound mainly to communicate
utterance
vsvocalization
22 4.8

A spoken word or short sound someone makes aloud

is the ongoing production of sound rather than one short spoken unit
voicing
vsvocalization
3.9

To make sounds with your mouth and throat when speaking, singing, or acting as a character

is mainly about producing sound to communicate with others
phonation
vsvocalization
  • Specialized
8.3

Sound that vocal cords make when they vibrate in the throat

is the broader act used to communicate rather than only the physical process
vocalism
vsvocalization
  • Specialized
8.9

The sound a person makes with their voice when parts of the throat vibrate

is the common act of making sound to convey messages

How Vocal

shout
162 1.0
voiced sound
  • Specialized
4.1
vocalization
  • Specialized
6 5.2
utterance
22 4.8
whisper
110 1.0
silence
660 2.0

Surface Forms

vocalization singular
vocalizations plural

Morphology

vocalization = vocalize (transparent) = vocal + ize + ation

Formed regularly by adding the noun-forming suffix '-ation' to the verb 'vocalize', a predictable derivation.

Etymology

The word vocalization comes from vocal ('voice') and the ending -ization ('the act of'). So vocalization means the act of using the voice to make sounds to communicate.