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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSPOKEN | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    SPOKEN definition: 1. past participle of speak 2. language that is spoken, not written or sung: 3. speaking in a…. Learn more.

  3. www.thoughtco.com › spoken-english-1691989Spoken English - Definition and Examples - ThoughtCo

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    The ways in which the English language is transmitted through a conventional system of sounds. Compare to written English. Spoken English, says linguist David Crystal, is "the more natural and widespread mode of transmission, though ironically the one which most people find much less familiar--presumably because it is so much more difficult to 'see...

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    Academic Bias Against Spoken English "[L]inguists have inevitably had a long-standing and intensive contact with standard English. The nature of standard English as primarily a written variety, tog...
    The Relationship Between Spoken and Written English "[I]n the course of the language's history, the relationship between spoken and written English has come nearly full circle. Throughout the Middl...
    Teaching Illiteracy "One main danger is that spoken English continues to be judged by the codified standards of written English, and that teaching pupils to speak standard English may, in fact, be...
    Henry Sweet on Spoken English (1890) "The unity of spoken English is still imperfect: it is still liable to be influenced by local dialects--in London itself by the cockney dialect, in Edinburgh by...

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  5. www.cambridge.org › spoken-english-what-do-we-knowSpoken English – what do we know? How do we know it?

    Sep 25, 2017 · It will help linguists to understand what influences language change over short periods of time, as well as how best to teach learners of English through publishing textbooks with an up-to-date view of real spoken English.

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  7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSPOKEN definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    4 meanings: 1. → the past participle of speak 2. uttered through the medium of speech → Compare written 3. having speech as.... Click for more definitions.

  8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › spokenSpoken - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Spoken is the past participle of the verb speak, but it's also an adjective that describes things that are uttered or said or articulated or voiced. It's often used in combination with another adjective, like a soft-spoken friend or a blunt-spoken teacher.

  9. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › spokenSpoken Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of SPOKEN is delivered by word of mouth : oral. How to use spoken in a sentence.