The term used for non-linguistic aspects of speaking is: ___________?

A. Metalanguage
B. Paralanguage
C. Protalanguage
D. None of These

Submitted by: Syed Ali Hyder Shah

Paralanguage, also known as vocalics, is a component of meta-communication that may modify meaning, give nuanced meaning, or convey emotion, by using techniques such as prosody, pitch, volume, intonation, etc. It is sometimes defined as relating to nonphonemic properties only.

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