spoken language
Example Sentences
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Bentz explains that around 5,000 years ago, a new writing system emerged that directly represented spoken language and displayed very different statistical patterns.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 25, 2026
Democrats also want to bar DHS officers from detaining people based on their ethnicity, spoken language, accent, or place of work.
From Slate ● Feb. 19, 2026
One of the common rules of musical theater is that characters burst into song whenever they need to convey a truth too powerful for spoken language.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 5, 2024
Like most of those who live under the bridge, he speaks Hausa, the most widely spoken language in the north of Nigeria.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2024
Lazlo’s grasp of the spoken language was tenuous, but he managed to answer, in uncertain grammar, “I want to come with you. Please, let me be of service.”
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
