Definition
话语 (huàyǔ) refers to connected speech or discourse, often in academic or sociopolitical contexts (e.g., 话语分析 'discourse analysis'). It is more formal and broad than 言语 (yányǔ, general speech) and less literary than 言辞 (yáncí, formal wording).
noun
wordsspeech (what someone says or has said)discourseutterancediscourse (a unit of language, often in academic or sociopolitical contexts, e.g., 话语分析)
Examples
- 。Tā de huà yǔ chōngmǎn le zhìhuì.His words are full of wisdom.
- ，。Zài zhè cì huìyì shàng, lǐngdǎorén de huà yǔ yǐnqǐ le guǎngfàn tǎolùn.At this meeting, the leader's discourse sparked widespread discussion.
- 话语。huà yǔ fēnxī shì yǔyánxué de yí gè zhòngyào fēnzhī.Discourse analysis is an important branch of linguistics.
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