vocalizations
Sounds from throats
Vocalizations are sounds produced by the voice.
The term appears most often in scientific contexts describing animal sounds: Researchers recorded whale vocalizations off the coast.
It also describes pre-linguistic sounds made by human infants, or any utterance that isn't quite speech: The patient's vocalizations suggested distress.
Short, high avian sound
Clear vocal expression
- pronunciationManner of speaking words
- enunciationClarity of spoken words
- dictionChoice of words
- intonationPitch variation in speech
accent · dialect · prosody · utterance · phonation · elocution · inflection · cadence
chirp
Short, high avian sound
growl · howl · squawk · whinny · grunt · bellow · moo · caw · cluck · croak
articulation
Clear vocal expression
- pronunciationManner of speaking words
- enunciationClarity of spoken words
- dictionChoice of words
intonation · accent · dialect · prosody · utterance · phonation · elocution · inflection · cadence · modulation
sob
Convulsive weeping
moan · whimper · whine · groan · shriek · scream · keen · weep · yell · yelp
singing
Vocal music-making
yodel · serenade · carol · lilt · belt · trill · warble · falsetto · vibrato · melisma
- animal behavioranimal behavior, instincts, learned behavior, conditioning, social behavior
- animal behaviorsswimming, running, walking, jumping, flying
- animal signalsbody language, bird songs, tail wagging, mating calls, whale song
- Chimpsbonobo, troop, grooming, tool use, alpha male
- primate signalsgestures, calls, facial expressions, hoots, grunts
- whale sciencewhale songs, whale strandings, migration patterns, echolocation, photo ID
vocalizationswritten language
Communication through inscribed symbols
writing · written communication · text · gestures · sign language
vocalizationssilence
Total lack of sound
quiet · muteness · soundlessness · stillness · hush