Definition

1. 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

1. 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