expressive language

noun

Language in any of a number of different modalities such as speech, sign or writing.

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Meanings

nounexpressive language (uncountable)
  1. uncountableLanguage in any of a number of different modalities such as speech, sign or writing.

    Receptive language is the phrases and vocabulary that we understand, whereas expressive language is what we actually use.

    2002, Penny Tassoni, Sheila Riddall-Leech, Diploma in Child Care and Education, Harcourt Heinemann, page 213 http://books.google.com/books?id=xWL0GqzUYloC&pg=PT227&dq=expressive+language+date:1970-2008&lr=lang_en&as_brr=3&sig=kZzyNty1CESsm4GJWVqGnmEjn50
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