Paper 1 · Communication
The technical term for the voice cues that accompany spoken words, concerned with the sound of the voice and the range of meanings people convey through their voices rather than the words they use, is
APara-language ✓ Correct
BKinesics
CPhonetics
DGrapevine
Correct answer: (A) Para-language — The voice cues accompanying words are called para-language, so that is the answer.
Explanation
★The voice cues accompanying words are called para-language, so that is the answer.
★Para-language is the vocal quality that goes along with speech.
★It concerns the sound of the voice, not the words themselves.
★So these voice cues are para-language.
★Kinesics deals with body movement, not the voice.
★Phonetics studies the sounds of language in a different sense, so the answer is para-language.
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