What is Spoken language?
'''Spoken language''' is [[language]] in its spoken form. It is different from [[written language]]. Many spoken languages have no written form. The term ''spoken language'' is sometimes used for ''[[oral language]]''. This is not quite right because [[sign language]] is also sometimes said to be 'spoken'.<ref>Nora Groce (1985) ''Everyone Here Spoke Sign Language: Hereditary Deafness on Martha's Vineyard''</ref><ref>Harry Hoemann (1986) ''Introduction to American sign language''</ref><ref>Brooks & Kempe (2012) ''Language Development''</ref> Children get their [[first language]] from whichever language is spoken around them. Usually this comes from their mothers. Spoken language is much richer than written language. Spoken language can have different rules than written language. ==References== <references/> {{stub}} [[Category:Language]]