lipreading
Decoding mouth movements
Lipreading is understanding speech by watching the movements of a speaker's lips, tongue, and face rather than hearing the sounds.
People who are deaf or hard of hearing often develop this skill: She's gotten good at lipreading, but it's exhausting in group conversations.
Also spelled as two words: lip reading.
Interpreting spoken language visually
- articulationClear vocal expression
- phoneticsStudy of speech sounds
- visual cuesSeen indicators
- facial expressionsVisible emotional displays
context clues · consonants · vowels · syllables · sentence flow · speech patterns · frontal view · lighting
Exchange of spoken ideas
- dialogueSpoken exchange between parties
- one-on-oneDirect, between two
- face-to-faceDirect personal encounter
- eye contactDirect visual connection
turn-taking · nonverbal cues · gestures · body language · interaction · social cues · expressive speech · clear speech
Circumstances shaping meaning
- inferenceConclusion reached through reasoning
- guessingEstimating without certainty
- ambiguityOpenness to multiple interpretations
- misreadingIncorrect interpretation of text
clarification · repetition · rephrasing · comprehension · meaning · understanding · deciphering · cognitive load
People with hearing loss, connected
- hard of hearingReduced auditory ability
- hearing lossReduced ability to perceive sound
- cochlear implantImplanted auditory nerve stimulator
- hearing aidEar-worn sound amplifier
sign language · ASL · deaf culture · audiologist · tinnitus · mainstreaming · CART · captioning
Regional speech patterns
- mustachesHair on upper lips
- backlightingLight source behind subject
- mumblingIndistinct, quiet speech
- side profileFace seen from side
poor lighting · distance · masks · background noise · fatigue · guesswork
speechreading
Interpreting spoken language visually
- articulationClear vocal expression
- phoneticsStudy of speech sounds
- visual cuesSeen indicators
facial expressions · context clues · consonants · vowels · syllables · sentence flow · speech patterns · frontal view · lighting
conversation
Exchange of spoken ideas
- dialogueSpoken exchange between parties
- one-on-oneDirect, between two
- face-to-faceDirect personal encounter
eye contact · turn-taking · nonverbal cues · gestures · body language · interaction · social cues · expressive speech · clear speech
context
Circumstances shaping meaning
- inferenceConclusion reached through reasoning
- guessingEstimating without certainty
- ambiguityOpenness to multiple interpretations
misreading · clarification · repetition · rephrasing · comprehension · meaning · understanding · deciphering · cognitive load · mental fatigue
deaf community
People with hearing loss, connected
- hard of hearingReduced auditory ability
- hearing lossReduced ability to perceive sound
- cochlear implantImplanted auditory nerve stimulator
hearing aid · sign language · ASL · deaf culture · audiologist · tinnitus · mainstreaming · CART · captioning
accents
Regional speech patterns
- mustachesHair on upper lips
- backlightingLight source behind subject
- mumblingIndistinct, quiet speech
side profile · poor lighting · distance · masks · background noise · fatigue · guesswork
- lipreading
- Deaf cultureASL, sign language, signing, signer, name sign
lipreadinghearing
Perceiving sound waves
listening · audio processing · sign language · Braille · written communication
lipreadingsign language
Visual-gestural communication system
American Sign Language · ASL · British Sign Language · fingerspelling · written communication
reading, lip, read, reader, lips, reads, unread, misread, readable