uttering (verb)
11voice — voicer, n. /voys/, n., v., voiced, voicing, adj. n. 1. the sound or sounds uttered through the mouth of living creatures, esp. of human beings in speaking, shouting, singing, etc. 2. the faculty or power of uttering sounds through the mouth by… …
12Pragmatics — Linguistics …
13Performative utterance — The notion of performative utterances was introduced by J. L. Austin. Although he had already used the term in his 1964 paper Other minds , today s usage goes back to his later, remarkedly different exposition of the notion in the 1955 William… …
14utter — ut|ter1 [ ʌtər ] adjective * complete: often used for emphasizing how bad someone or something is: It s all been an utter waste of time. She gazed at me in utter confusion. I felt like a complete and utter fool. utter ut|ter 2 [ ʌtər ] verb… …
15utter — [[t]ʌ̱tə(r)[/t]] utters, uttering, uttered 1) VERB If someone utters sounds or words, they say them. [LITERARY] [V n] He uttered a snorting laugh... [V n] They departed without uttering a word. 2) ADJ: ADJ n (emphasis) You use utter …
16still — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English stille, from Old English; akin to Old High German stilli still and perhaps to Old English steall stall more at stall Date: before 12th century 1. a. devoid of or abstaining from motion b. archaic sedentary c …
17voice — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old French vois, from Latin voc , vox; akin to Old High German giwahanen to mention, Greek epos word, speech, Sanskrit vāk voice Date: 14th century 1. a. sound produced by vertebrates by means of lungs,… …
18Molon labe — For the Kenneth W. Royce book, see Molon Labe!. The words ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ as they are inscribed on the marble of the 1955 Leonidas Monument at Thermopylae. The Ancient Greek phrase μολὼν λαβέ! (molṑn labé; reconstructed Ancient Greek pronunciation …
19boo — I. interjection Etymology: Middle English bo Date: 15th century used to express contempt or disapproval or to startle or frighten II. noun (plural boos) Date: 1801 1. a shout of disapproval or contempt 2. any utterance at all usually used in… …
20semantics — semanticist /si man teuh sist/, semantician /see man tish euhn/, n. /si man tiks/, n. (used with a sing. v.) 1. Ling. a. the study of meaning. b. the study of linguistic development by classifying and examining changes in meaning and form. 2.… …
