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Speech is the process of producing sounds and words using your vocal system to communicate with others. It matters because it's one of the most fundamental and efficient ways humans share ideas, feelings, and information with one another.
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- Evolution
- Production
- Errors
- Perception
- Development
- Repetition
- Problems
- Treatment
- Brain physiology
- Classical model
- Modern research
- Animal communication
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thumb|Speech production visualized by real-time MRI
Speech is the use of the human voice as a medium for language. Spoken language combines vowel and consonant sounds to form units of meaning like words, which belong to a language's lexicon. There are many different intentional speech acts, such as informing, declaring, asking, persuading, directing; acts may vary in various aspects like enunciation, intonation, loudness, and tempo to convey meaning. Individuals may also unintentionally communicate aspects of their social position through speech, such as sex, age, place of origin, physiological and mental condition, education, and experiences.