SpokenLanguage

The resource contains data for which the medium of interaction was speech.

This term is an expected value of the property: communicationMode

This term is included in the defined term set: CommunicationModeTerms

Written language and spoken language are different as a result of the different constraints on interaction. For example, written language typically needs to be explicit about aspects of meaning which are provided by the (shared) context of speech. In cultures where writing is not available as a means of recording and storing information, discourse types develop to make it easier to carry out this function using spoken language.

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