paralinguistics

American

[par-uh-ling-gwis-tiks] / ˌpær ə lɪŋˈgwɪs tɪks /

noun

(used with a singular verb)

the study of paralanguage.

paralinguistics British

/ ˌpærəlɪŋˈɡwɪstɪks /

noun

(functioning as singular) the study of paralanguage

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

paralinguistic

adjective

Etymology

Origin of paralinguistics

First recorded in 1955–60; para- ¹ + linguistics

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Voice-recognition specialist Nuance says its researchers are currently studying paralinguistics - how users speak rather than what they talk about.

From BBC • Feb. 13, 2014

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