vocalisation
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Definition
- Noun:
- The act or process of producing sound using the voice: "vocalisation" refers to the physical act of making vocal sounds.
- A specific sound or utterance produced by the voice: It can also refer to a particular vocal sound or series of sounds made by a person or animal.
Examples of Usage
- Noun:
- The vocalisation of the baby indicated it was hungry.
- Linguists study the vocalisation of different consonants across languages.
- The bird's complex vocalisations were recorded for analysis.
Advanced Usage
- In phonetics: Refers specifically to the process of a sound becoming vocalic or vowel-like.
- The historical vocalisation of the 'l' sound in words like 'walk' changed the pronunciation.
- In music: Can refer to the technique of singing vocal exercises or melodies on neutral syllables.
- The choir began their rehearsal with vocalisation warm-ups.
Variants and Related Words
- Vocalize (verb): To produce a vocal sound; to give voice to something.
- It is important for patients to vocalize their concerns to the doctor.
- Vocal (adjective): Of or relating to the voice.
- She has excellent vocal control.
- Vocalization (noun): The more common spelling, identical in meaning to "vocalisation". The "-isation" spelling is chiefly British English.
Synonyms
- Utterance: Something spoken or expressed.
- Vocal sound: A sound produced by the vocal organs.
- Phonation: The technical term for the production of vocal sound by the vibration of the vocal folds.
Related Phrases
- Infant vocalisation: The sounds made by babies before they develop speech.
- Animal vocalisation: The range of sounds produced by non-human animals for communication.
Noun
- the sound made by the vibration of vocal folds modified by the resonance of the vocal tract
- a singer takes good care of his voice
- the giraffe cannot make any vocalizations