reported speech
11reported speech — [rɪˌpɔːtɪd ˈspiːtʃ] noun [U] linguistics a way of saying what someone has said that does not repeat their actual words Syn: indirect speech …
12reported speech — См. erlebte Rede …
13reported speech — UK [rɪˌpɔː(r)tɪd ˈspiːtʃ] / US [rɪˌpɔrtɪd ˈspɪtʃ] noun [uncountable] linguistics the words that you use to report what someone else has said, for example He said we shouldn t leave town …
14speech — W2S2 [spi:tʃ] n [: Old English; Origin: sprAc, spAc] 1.) a talk, especially a formal one about a particular subject, given to a group of people ▪ a campaign speech give/make/deliver a speech ▪ Each child had to give a short speech to the rest of… …
15speech — noun 1 speaking ADJECTIVE ▪ slurred ▪ She could tell by his slurred speech that he had been drinking. ▪ clipped ▪ casual ▪ connected …
16speech — [[t]spi͟ːtʃ[/t]] ♦♦ speeches 1) N UNCOUNT Speech is the ability to speak or the act of speaking. ...the development of speech in children... Intoxication interferes with speech and coordination. ...a speech therapist specialising in stammering.… …
17speech — /spi:tS/ noun 1 (C) a talk, especially a formal one about a particular subject, given to a group of people: an election speech | give/make/deliver a speech: Dr Ozu made a brilliant speech about the need for change. 2 (U) the ability to speak:… …
18speech disorder — n. any conspicuous speech imperfection, or variation from accepted speech patterns, caused either by a physical defect in the speech organs or by a mental disorder, as aphasia, stuttering, etc. * * * ▪ medicine Introduction any of the… …
19Speech Code Theory — refers to a framework for communication in a given speech community. As an academic discipline, it explores the manner in which groups communicate based on societal, cultural, gender, occupational or other factors.A basic definition of speech… …
20Speech perception — is the process by which the sounds of language are heard, interpreted and understood. The study of speech perception is closely linked to the fields of phonetics and phonology in linguistics and cognitive psychology and perception in psychology.… …
