speech form

American  

noun

1. linguistic form.

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Etymology

Origin of speech form

First recorded in 1860–65

Example Sentences

The actions by the House make clear that in their opinion the 45th President does not enjoy the protections of liberty upon which this great Nation was founded, where free speech, and indeed, free political speech form the backbone of all American liberties.

From Slate

“Whose fault is this? I blame Robert Pear of the New York Times. Mr. Pear . . . is a legendarily scrupulous reporter. But his stories of recent weeks, since Mr. Clinton’s big health-care speech, form a pageant of political paralysis.”

From Washington Post

The language is not a Spanish dialect; it is closer to French and Italian, growing out of the “common speech” form of Latin spoken by Roman colonizers.

From Los Angeles Times

A common speech form is: “I saw this problem. I developed this fix. I implemented the fix. I am pleased with the results.”

From Forbes

Ike reads the reports and roughs out his counterattack in the evenings; by day, Presidential Speechwriter Malcolm Moos and other White House aides work his notes into speech form.

From Time Magazine Archive