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Paralanguage vs Paralinguistics - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between paralanguage and paralinguistics

is that paralanguage is the non-verbal elements of speech, and to a limited extent of writing, used to modify meaning and convey emotion, such as pitch, volume, and intonation while paralinguistics is the study of paralanguage.

paralanguage

English

(wikipedia paralanguage)

Noun

  • (linguistics) The non-verbal elements of speech, and to a limited extent of writing, used to modify meaning and convey emotion, such as pitch, volume, and intonation.

    • paralinguistics

    English

    Noun

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  • The study of paralanguage.