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Definition speech event in American English

speech event noun

[countable] noun
/ˈspiːtʃ ɪˌvent/
1

another name for a speech act

Example

Recent work has described how discourse connects across speech events.

Synonyms and related words
accusative adjunct allomorph
Definition speech event in American English