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Paralinguistics vs. Paralanguage — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Paralinguistics and Paralanguage

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Paralinguistics

Of or relating to paralanguage or its study.
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Paralanguage

Paralanguage, also known as vocalics, is a component of meta-communication that may modify meaning, give nuanced meaning, or convey emotion, by using techniques such as prosody, pitch, volume, intonation, etc. It is sometimes defined as relating to nonphonemic properties only.
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Paralinguistics

The study of paralanguage.
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Paralanguage

The set of nonphonemic properties of speech, such as speaking tempo, vocal pitch, and intonational contours, that can be used to communicate attitudes or other shades of meaning.
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Paralanguage

(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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Paralanguage

The use of manner of speaking to communicate particular meanings
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