vo·cal·ic
vō-ˈka-lik 
və-
1
: marked by or consisting of vowels
2
a
: being or functioning as a vowel
b
: of, relating to, or associated with a vowel
: a vowel sound or sequence in its function as the most sonorous part of a syllable
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Noun
Such sounds are technically known as paralanguage (or vocalics), a field pioneered back in the 1950s by George L. Trager, a linguist who worked in the State Department's Foreign Service Institute.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 6 Dec. 2019
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“Vocalic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vocalic. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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