propositional speech

A linguistic utterance which contains highly meaningful words and significant information, as contrasted with less propositional speech such as reciting memorized numbers, singing, saying the days of the week or reciting a poem from rote memory.

Definition reprinted with permission from Hood, Stephen B. (editor) available from Stuttering Foundation of America: Stuttering Words (Publication No 2: Speech Foundation of America)

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