Associations to the word «Paralanguage»

Wiktionary

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.

Dictionary definition

PARALANGUAGE, noun. The use of manner of speaking to communicate particular meanings.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats