(n) (linguistics) a speaker's actual use of language in real situations; what the speaker actually says, including grammatical errors and other non-linguistic features such as hesitations and other disfluencies (contrasted with linguistic competence)
(n) the cognitive processes involved in producing and understanding linguistic communication, Syn. language, Example:he didn't have the language to express his feelings
[しょうみょう, shoumyou] (n) (1) (See 五明) sabdavidya (ancient Indian linguistic and grammatical studies); (2) { Buddh } chanting of Buddhist hymns (usu. in Sanskrit or Chinese)#7548