spoken language

Example Sentences

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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

A BSL interpreter helps translate sign language into spoken language and vice versa.

From BBC • Nov. 22, 2025

Results showed that infants hear more spoken language than music, with the gap widening as the babies get older.

From Science Daily • May 30, 2024

But his performance wasn’t wholly without spoken language.

From New York Times • Feb. 2, 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