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2007-01-30 21:18:13 · 8 answers · asked by edwin d 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
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2007-01-30 21:26:29 · answer #1 · answered by Still Alive 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The word speaker has a number of uses:
As a person:
A speaker can be anyone who speaks, especially when giving a speech, or lecture, especially a skilled orator (see also public speaking).
Speaker (politics), in politics, the presiding officer in many legislative assemblies.
In linguistics, a speaker is who utters a message, and is typically the center of deixis in the message; (s)he refers to himself or herself with the first-person pronoun.
Also in linguistics, a speaker is a user of a spoken language, as opposed to a signer, a user of a sign language; or anyone who masters and uses a laanguage, while only a native speaker has it as his or her mother tongue.
As an object:
Computer speaker, a computer peripheral that reproduces speech and/or music.
Loudspeaker, an electronic device used to transform varying electric current into audible sound.
HMS Speaker was an aircraft carrier of the Royal Navy during World War II.
In pop culture:
"Speaker" is the name of a Scandinavian music group
'Speaker' or 'The Speaker' is a common internet alias.
2007-01-31 05:34:27 · answer #2 · answered by manmeen s 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In American politics, it is the short name for the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
This is the one who is the leader of that body of Congress.
At the moment, it has it's first female Speaker in US history, (Nancy Pellosi).
2007-01-31 07:02:45 · answer #3 · answered by Cynthia D 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there are many meanings for speaker...
1.device used to hear sounds.
2.person who speaks..
3.in assembly,the head of the assembly s called as speaker..
2007-02-01 02:49:05 · answer #4 · answered by ravindran R 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He who speaks is the speaker.
2007-01-31 05:22:25 · answer #5 · answered by Odin M 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Who speaks
2007-01-31 05:30:54 · answer #6 · answered by Rinki 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
suresh reddy
2007-01-31 05:26:20 · answer #7 · answered by deepu 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i am darush hi from iran . who are you?
2007-01-31 05:36:44 · answer #8 · answered by m34bagheri 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋