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Speech vs. Speaking — What's the Difference?

Speech vs. Speaking — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Speech and Speaking

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Speech

Speech is human vocal communication using language. Each language uses phonetic combinations of vowel and consonant sounds that form the sound of its words (that is, all English words sound different from all French words, even if they are the same word, e.g., "role" or "hotel"), and using those words in their semantic character as words in the lexicon of a language according to the syntactic constraints that govern lexical words' function in a sentence.

Speaking

Capable of speech.

Speech

The expression of or the ability to express thoughts and feelings by articulate sounds
He was born deaf and without the power of speech

Speaking

Involving speaking or talking
Has a speaking part in the play.

Speech

A formal address or discourse delivered to an audience
He gave a speech about the company
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Speaking

Expressive or telling; eloquent.

Speech

The faculty or act of speaking.

Speaking

True to life; lifelike
A speaking likeness.

Speech

The faculty or act of expressing or describing thoughts, feelings, or perceptions by the articulation of words.

Speaking

Used in speaking.
One's normal speaking voice

Speech

What is spoken or expressed, as in conversation; uttered or written words
Seditious speech.

Speaking

Expressive; eloquent.
The sight was more speaking than any speech could be.

Speech

A talk or public address, or a written copy of this
The senator gave a speech.

Speaking

Involving speaking.
It was her first speaking part: she screamed.

Speech

The language or dialect of a nation or region
American speech.

Speaking

Having the ability of speech.
Speaking parrot; speaking clock

Speech

One's manner or style of speaking
The mayor's mumbling speech.

Speaking

(in compounds) Having competence in a language.
The English-speaking gentleman gave us directions; I travel in Russian-speaking countries; the French-speaking world listened in to the broadcast

Speech

The study of oral communication, speech sounds, and vocal physiology.

Speaking

One's ability to communicate vocally in a given language.
I can read and understand most texts in German, but my speaking is awful.

Speech

(uncountable) The ability to speak; the faculty of uttering words or articulate sounds and vocalizations to communicate.
He had a bad speech impediment.
After the accident she lost her speech.

Speaking

The act of communicating vocally.

Speech

(uncountable) The act of speaking, a certain style of it.
Her speech was soft and lilting.

Speaking

An oral recitation of e.g. a story.

Speech

(countable) A formal session of speaking, especially a long oral message given publicly by one person.
The candidate made some ambitious promises in his campaign speech.

Speaking

Present participle of speak

Speech

(countable) A dialect, vernacular, or (dated) a language.

Speaking

(telephone) Indication that the person requested is the same as the one who is currently speaking.

Speech

(uncountable) Language used orally, rather than in writing.
This word is mostly used in speech.

Speaking

Uttering speech; used for conveying speech; as, man is a speaking animal; a speaking tube.

Speech

(grammar) An utterance that is quoted; see direct speech, reported speech

Speaking

Seeming to be capable of speech; hence, lifelike; as, a speaking likeness.

Speech

(uncountable) Public talk, news, gossip, rumour.

Speaking

The act of uttering words.

Speech

To make a speech; to harangue.

Speaking

Public declamation; oratory.

Speech

The faculty of uttering articulate sounds or words; the faculty of expressing thoughts by words or articulate sounds; the power of speaking.
There is none comparable to the variety of instructive expressions by speech, wherewith man alone is endowed for the communication of his thoughts.

Speaking

The utterance of intelligible speech

Speech

He act of speaking; that which is spoken; words, as expressing ideas; language; conversation.
O goode God! how gentle and how kindYe seemed by your speech and your visageThe day that maked was our marriage.
The acts of God . . . to human earsCan nort without process of speech be told.

Speaking

Delivering an address to a public audience;
People came to see the candidates and hear the speechmaking

Speech

A particular language, as distinct from others; a tongue; a dialect.
People of a strange speech and of an hard language.

Speaking

Capable of or involving speech or speaking;
Human beings--the speaking animals
A speaking part in the play

Speech

Talk; mention; common saying.
The duke . . . did of me demandWhat was the speech among the LondonersConcerning the French journey.

Speaking

Capable of speech;
The speaking animal

Speech

Formal discourse in public; oration; harangue.
The constant design of these orators, in all their speeches, was to drive some one particular point.

Speech

Ny declaration of thoughts.
I. with leave of speech implored, . . . replied.

Speech

To make a speech; to harangue.

Speech

The act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience;
He listened to an address on minor Roman poets

Speech

(language) communication by word of mouth;
His speech was garbled
He uttered harsh language
He recorded the spoken language of the streets

Speech

Something spoken;
He could hear them uttering merry speeches

Speech

The exchange of spoken words;
They were perfectly comfortable together without speech

Speech

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

Speech

A lengthy rebuke;
A good lecture was my father's idea of discipline
The teacher gave him a talking to

Speech

Words making up the dialogue of a play;
The actor forgot his speech

Speech

The mental faculty or power of vocal communication;
Language sets homo sapiens apart from all other animals

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