Usually means: Study of vocal communication nuances.
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  1. paralinguistics: Merriam-Webster
  2. paralinguistics: Collins English Dictionary
  3. paralinguistics: Wiktionary
  4. paralinguistics: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  5. paralinguistics: Infoplease Dictionary
  6. paralinguistics: Dictionary.com
  7. Paralinguistics: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  8. paralinguistics: TheFreeDictionary.com

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▸ noun:  The study of paralanguage.

Similar:
patholinguistics, macrolinguistics, metalinguistics, pragmalinguistics, paedolinguistics, philology, linguistics, psycholinguistics, pragmatics, theolinguistics, more...

Opposite:
silence, quietness

Types:
intonation, pitch, volume, tempo, rhythm, accent, pause, hesitation, vocal fry, more...

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Similar:
patholinguistics, macrolinguistics, metalinguistics, pragmalinguistics, paedolinguistics, philology, linguistics, psycholinguistics, pragmatics, theolinguistics, more...

Opposite:
silence, quietness

Types:
intonation, pitch, volume, tempo, rhythm, accent, pause, hesitation, vocal fry, more...



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