The difference between Language and Speech

When used as nouns, language means a body of words, and set of methods of combining them (called a grammar), understood by a community and used as a form of communication, whereas speech means the faculty of uttering articulate sounds or words.

When used as verbs, language means to communicate by language, whereas speech means to make a speech.

check bellow for the other definitions of Language and Speech

  1. Language as a noun (countable):

    A body of words, and set of methods of combining them (called a grammar), understood by a community and used as a form of communication.

    Examples:

    "The English language and the German language are related."

    "Deaf and mute people communicate using languages like [[ASL]]."

  2. Language as a noun (uncountable):

    The ability to communicate using words.

    Examples:

    "the gift of language'"

  3. Language as a noun (uncountable):

    The vocabulary and usage of a particular specialist field.

    Examples:

    "legal language; the language of chemistry"

  4. Language as a noun (countable, uncountable):

    The expression of thought (the communication of meaning) in a specified way.

    Examples:

    "body language; the language of the eyes"

  5. Language as a noun (countable, uncountable):

    A body of sounds, signs and/or signals by which animals communicate, and by which plants are sometimes also thought to communicate.

  6. Language as a noun (computing, countable):

    A computer language; a machine language.

  7. Language as a noun (uncountable):

    Manner of expression.

  8. Language as a noun (uncountable):

    The particular words used in a speech or a passage of text.

    Examples:

    "The language used in the law does not permit any other interpretation."

    "The language he used to talk to me was obscene."

  9. Language as a noun (uncountable):

    Profanity.

  1. Language as a verb (rare, now, nonstandard, or technical):

    To communicate by language; to express in language.

  1. Language as a noun:

    A languet, a flat plate in or below the flue pipe of an organ.

  1. Speech as a noun (uncountable):

    The faculty of uttering articulate sounds or words; the ability to speak or to use vocalizations to communicate.

    Examples:

    "It was hard to hear the sounds of his speech over the noise. He had a bad speech impediment."

  2. Speech as a noun (countable):

    A session of speaking, especially a long oral message given publicly by one person.

    Examples:

    "The candidate made some ambitious promises in his campaign speech."

  3. Speech as a noun:

    A style of speaking.

    Examples:

    "Her speech was soft and lilting."

  4. Speech as a noun (grammar):

    Speech reported in writing; see ,

  5. Speech as a noun:

    A dialect or language.

  6. Speech as a noun:

    Talk; mention; rumour.

  1. Speech as a verb (transitive, intransitive):

    To make a speech; to harangue.

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