What is Speech?
When one thinks of speech and language, many components come into play. As an individual you are not only receiving information from another person, but you are processing the information being received, as well as, processing the correct response, which you plan to send. And all of this takes place within seconds.
Within this encounter between two people, other factors are taking place. The clarity of articulation, the proper structure and syntax of the language and finally pragmatics, which includes eye contact, topic maintenance and taking into account listeners needs. Oh, the powerful tool of speech!! [Please read individual pages for detailed explanations of these componets of speech and language.]