paralanguage

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|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]]

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