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explosive speech

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speech (spēch) the expression of thoughts and ideas by vocal sounds.
esophageal speech  that produced by vibration of the column of air in the esophagus against the contracting cricopharyngeal sphincter; used after laryngectomy.
explosive speech  speech uttered with more force than necessary.
mirror speech  a speech abnormality in which the order of syllables in a sentence is reversed.
pressured speech  logorrhea.
scanning speech  that in which syllables of words are separated by noticeable pauses.
staccato speech  that in which each syllable is uttered separately.
telegraphic speech  that consisting of only certain prominent words and lacking articles, modifiers, and other ancillary words, a form of agrammaticism in other than young children.

explosive speech,
abnormal speech characterized by slow, jerky articulation interspersed with sudden loud enunciation of words, often seen in brain disorders. The term is less often used by speech-language pathologists.


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Additionally, iVoice is continuing to develop technologies in the already explosive speech recognition sector and is seeking key alliances that could benefit both revenue growth and shareholder value.
The timing for expansion is ideal in this explosive speech recognition industry," he said.
 
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