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spoken collapse: uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination; "a spoken message"; "the spoken language"; "a soft-spoken person"; "sharp-spoken"

syntactic collapse: of or relating to or conforming to the rules of syntax; "the syntactic rules of a language"

grammatical collapse: conforming to the rules of grammar or usage accepted by native speakers; "spoke in grammatical sentences"; of or pertaining to grammar; "the grammatic structure of a sentence"; "grammatical rules"; "grammatical gender"

descriptive collapse: describing the structure of a language; "descriptive linguistics simply describes language"; serving to describe or inform or characterized by description; "the descriptive variable"; "a descriptive passage"

structural collapse: concerned with systematic structure in a particular field of study; affecting or involved in structure or construction; "the structural details of a house such as beams and joists and rafters; not ornamental elements"; "structural damage"; relating to or having or characterized by structure; "structural engineer"; "structural errors"; "structural simplicity"; relating to or caused by structure, especially political or economic structure; "structural unemployment in a technological society"

linguistic collapse: consisting of or related to language; "linguistic behavior"; "a linguistic atlas"; "lingual diversity"; of or relating to the scientific study of language; "linguistic theory"

vocal collapse: full of the sound of voices; "a playground vocal with the shouts and laughter of children"; having or using the power to produce speech or sound; "vocal organs"; "all vocal beings hymned their praise"; relating to or designed for or using the singing voice; "vocal technique"; "the vocal repertoire"; "organized a vocal group to sing his compositions"

semantic collapse: of or relating to meaning or the study of meaning; "semantic analysis"

unwritten collapse: based on custom rather than documentation; "an unwritten law"; "rites...so ancient that they well might have had their unwritten origins in Aurignacian times"- J.L.T.C.Spence

diphthong collapse: a vowel sound that starts near the articulatory position for one vowel and moves toward the position for another

phoneme collapse: (linguistics) one of a small set of speech sounds that are distinguished by the speakers of a particular language

unaccented collapse: used of vowels or syllables; pronounced with little or no stress; "a syllable that ends in a short vowel is a light syllable"; "a weak stress on the second syllable"

unstressed collapse: not bearing a stress or accent; "short vowels are unstressed"

dorsal collapse: belonging to or on or near the back or upper surface of an animal or organ or part; "the dorsal fin is the vertical fin on the back of a fish and certain marine mammals"

tonal collapse: having tonality; i.e. tones and chords organized in relation to one tone such as a keynote or tonic

alveolar collapse: pertaining to the tiny air sacs of the lungs; pertaining to the alveolar ridge; "alveolar consonant"

stressed collapse: bearing a stress or accent; "an iambic foot consists of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable as in `delay'"; suffering severe physical strain or distress; "he dropped out of the race, clearly distressed and having difficulty breathing"; "the victim was in a bad way and needed immediate attention"

phonemic collapse: of or relating to phonemes of a particular language; "phonemic analysis"; by phonemics; "phonemically transcribed"

voiced collapse: produced with vibration of the vocal cords; "a frequently voiced opinion"; "voiced consonants such as `b' and `g' and `z'";

phonic collapse: relating to speech; pertaining to the phonic method of teaching reading

oral collapse: an examination conducted by word of mouth; a stage in psychosexual development when the child's interest is concentrated in the mouth; fixation at this stage is said to result in dependence, selfishness, and aggression; of or involving the mouth or mouth region or the surface on which the mouth is located; "the oral cavity"; "the oral mucous membrane"; "the oral surface of a starfish"; using speech rather than writing; "an oral tradition"; "an oral agreement"; of or relating to or affecting or for use in the mouth; "oral hygiene"; "an oral thermometer"; "an oral vaccine"

syllabic collapse: (of speech sounds) forming the nucleus of a syllable; "the syllabic 'nl' in 'riddle'"; consisting of a syllable or syllables; (of verse) having lines based on number of syllables rather than on rhythmical arrangement of stresses or quantities; consisting of or using a syllabary; "eskimos of the eastern Arctic have a system of syllabic writing"; of or relating to syllables; "syllabic accent"; "syllabic characters each represent a syllable"

cerebral collapse: involving intelligence rather than emotions or instinct; "a cerebral approach to the problem"; "cerebral drama"; of or relating to the cerebrum or brain; "cerebral hemisphere"; "cerebral activity"

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