vocalization
/,voukəlai'zeiʃn/
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Definition
- Noun:
- The act or process of producing sound with the voice: The physical act of using the vocal organs to create audible sounds, especially speech or song.
- A specific sound or utterance produced by the voice: A particular vocal sound made by humans or animals.
- (Phonetics) The process of making a sound voiced: The change of a sound, typically a consonant, to one that involves vibration of the vocal cords.
Examples of Usage
- Noun:
- The vocalization of complex thoughts requires sophisticated language skills.
- Bird vocalizations are studied by ornithologists to understand their behavior.
- The phonetic change involved the vocalization of the final consonant.
Advanced Usage
- In linguistics: Refers to the historical sound change where a consonant, like 'l' or 'r', becomes a vowel sound.
- The vocalization of the 'l' in words like 'walk' is a feature of some English dialects.
- In animal behavior: The study of calls, songs, and other sounds produced by animals.
- Researchers recorded the vocalizations of whales to decode their communication patterns.
Variants and Related Words
- Vocalize (verb): To produce sound with the voice; to utter.
- It is important for babies to vocalize as part of language development.
- Vocal (adjective): Of or relating to the voice.
- She has impressive vocal abilities.
- Voice (noun): The sound produced in a person's larynx and uttered through the mouth, as speech or song.
- He lost his voice after the concert.
Synonyms
- Utterance: A spoken word, statement, or vocal sound.
- Phonation: The production or utterance of speech sounds.
- Vocal sound: A sound produced by the vocal organs.
Related Phrases
- Vocalization pattern: The characteristic way in which sounds are produced.
- Each dolphin has a unique vocalization pattern.
- Infant vocalization: The sounds made by babies before they develop speech.
- Cooing and babbling are early forms of infant vocalization.
Related Idioms
(Note: There are no common idioms that use the exact word "vocalization." Idioms typically use the more common root word "voice.")
Noun
- the use of uttered sounds for auditory communication
- 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