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

DLD is a diagnosis given to children who have significant, ongoing difficulties understanding or using spoken language.

From BBC • Jan. 25, 2026

“It’s such a widely spoken language not only in America, but all over the world,” Keeho says pointing out they had someone on hand in the vocal booth to help with pronunciation.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 30, 2025

The spoken language luxuriated in rolled r’s and Z’s.

From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater