Did You Know?
People can talk in many ways!
How We Talk
We use our mouth to make sounds.
Why We Talk
We talk to share and learn new things.
What speech Does
It helps us ask for help.
It lets us tell our thoughts.
It helps us make friends.
It can share fun stories.
It helps us learn new things.
It shows how we feel.
More About speech
Long ago, people used speech to talk. They made sounds to share ideas. This helped them work together. Speech has changed over time.
In our lives, we use speech every day. We talk to our friends at school. We ask our parents for things. Speech helps us learn and play.
In the future, we may talk in new ways. Maybe we will use tech to help us speak. Speech will always be a big part of how we share!
How Topics Connect
graph TD
A["Speech as a Medium"] --> B["Components of Spoken Language"]
B --> C["Vowel and Consonant Sounds"]
C --> D["Units of Meaning (Words)"]
D --> E["Intentional Speech Acts"]
E --> F["Informing, Declaring, Asking"]
E --> G["Persuading, Directing"]
F --> H["Variations in Speech Aspects"]
What Do These Words Mean?
lexicon:The collection of words in a language.
intentional speech acts:Purposeful ways of speaking to achieve a goal.
enunciation:The way words are pronounced clearly.
intonation:The rise and fall of the voice when speaking.
physiological:Related to the body and its functions.
