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Paralanguage
Meaning
Noun
●
In Linguistics:
The
non-verbal
elements
of
speech
, and to a
limited
extent
of
writing
, used to
modify
meaning
and
convey
emotion
, such as
pitch
,
volume
, and intonation
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Origin
paralanguage
English
language
English
language
Middle English (1100-1500)
language
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
para-
English
παρά
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
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Facial Expressions
Tone Of Voice
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