linguistic performance | (linguistics) a speaker's actual use of language in real situations, what the speaker actually says, including grammatical errors and other non-linguistic features such as hesitations and other disfluencies (contrasted with linguistic competence) |
style | a slender bristlelike or tubular process, a cartilaginous style |
speaking trumpet | a trumpet-shaped acoustic device to intensify and direct the human voice, formerly held to the ear by a hard-of-hearing person |
speaking tube | a tube for conveying the sound of a voice from one room to another |
stylus style | a pointed tool for writing or drawing or engraving, he drew the design on the stencil with a steel stylus |
classical style | the artistic style of ancient Greek art with its emphasis on proportion and harmony |
dash elan flair panache style | distinctive and stylish elegance, he wooed her with the confident dash of a cavalry officer |
manner mode style way fashion | how something is done or how it happens, her dignified manner, his rapid manner of talking, their nomadic mode of existence, in the characteristic New York style, a lonely way of life, in an abrasive fashion |
artistic style idiom | the style of a particular artist or school or movement, an imaginative orchestral idiom |
life style life-style lifestyle modus vivendi | a manner of living that reflects the person's values and attitudes |
linguistic competence | (linguistics) a speaker's implicit, internalized knowledge of the rules of their language (contrasted with linguistic performance) |
hairdo hairstyle hair style coiffure coif | the arrangement of the hair (especially a woman's hair) |
vogue trend style | the popular taste at a given time, leather is the latest vogue, he followed current trends, the s had a style of their own |
haute couture high fashion high style | trend-setting fashions |
linguistic process language | the cognitive processes involved in producing and understanding linguistic communication, he didn't have the language to express his feelings |
architectural style style of architecture type of architecture | architecture as a kind of art form |
perpendicular perpendicular style English-Gothic English-Gothic architecture | a Gothic style in th and th century England, characterized by vertical lines and a fourentered (Tudor) arch and fan vaulting |
style | a particular kind (as to appearance), this style of shoe is in demand |
dialect geography linguistic geography | the study of the geographical distribution of linguistic features |
style sheet | a sheet summarizing the editorial conventions to be followed in preparing text for publication |
language linguistic communication | a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols, he taught foreign languages, the language introduced is standard throughout the text, the speed with which a program can be executed depends on the language in which it is written |
language unit linguistic unit | one of the natural units into which linguistic messages can be analyzed |
context linguistic context context of use | discourse that surrounds a language unit and helps to determine its interpretation |
dialect atlas linguistic atlas | an atlas showing the distribution of distinctive linguistic features |
style | editorial directions to be followed in spelling and punctuation and capitalization and typographical display |
old style old style font | a typeface (based on an th century design) distinguished by irregularity and slanted ascender serifs and little contrast between light and heavy strokes |
linguistic profiling | using speech characteristics or dialect to identify a speaker's race or religion or social class |
string of words word string linguistic string | a linear sequence of words as spoken or written |
expressive style style | a way of expressing something (in language or art or music etc.) that is characteristic of a particular person or group of people or period, all the reporters were expected to adopt the style of the newspaper |
manner of speaking speech delivery | your characteristic style or manner of expressing yourself orally, his manner of speaking was quite abrupt, her speech was barren of southernisms, I detected a slight accent in his speech |
music genre musical genre genre musical style | an expressive style of music |
writing style literary genre genre | a style of expressing yourself in writing |
speaking speech production | the utterance of intelligible speech |
public speaking speechmaking speaking oral presentation | delivering an address to a public audience, people came to see the candidates and hear the speechmaking |
rule linguistic rule | (linguistics) a rule describing (or prescribing) a linguistic practice |
universal linguistic universal | (linguistics) a grammatical rule (or other linguistic feature) that is found in all languages |
Nova Scotia lox Nova lox Nova Scotia salmon Nova salmon Nova style salmon | brineured salmon that is less salty than most, sometimes sugar is also used in the curing |
linguist linguistic scientist | a specialist in linguistics |
style | (botany) the narrow elongated part of the pistil between the ovary and the stigma |
linguistic process | a process involved in human language |
linguistic relation | a relation between linguistic forms or constituents |
Gregorian calendar New Style calendar | the solar calendar now in general use, introduced by Gregory XIII in to correct an error in the Julian calendar by suppressingdays, making Oct be called Oct , and providing that only centenary years divisible by should be leap years, it was adopted by Great Britain and the American colonies in |
Julian calendar Old Style calendar | the solar calendar introduced in Rome in b.c. by Julius Caesar and slightly modified by Augustus, establishing the -month year of days with each th year having days and the months having ordays except for February |
style | make consistent with certain rules of style, style a manuscript |
style title | designate by an identifying term, They styled their nation `The Confederate States' |
style | make consistent with a certain fashion or style, Style my hair, style the dress |
speaking(a) | capable of or involving speech or speaking, human beings--the speaking animals, a speaking part in the play |
Bantu-speaking | able to communicate in Bantu |
English-speaking | able to communicate in English |
Finno-Ugric-speaking | able to communicate in a Finno-Ugric language |