Actors, artists, musicians, and writers may use many forms including spoken and written words, actions, colors and sounds.

Dr. Patterson also uses spoken language with Koko.

I can understand written Spanish just a little, but spoken Spanish is Greek to me.

These words aren't used in spoken language.

Because of this, Koko can understand hundreds of spoken words.

Koko herself cannot use spoken language, but she loves to listen to people's conversations.

In spoken language, we do not pause between words, a fact that is somewhat surprising. We seem to hear separate words; we can clearly make them out.

I am a native Japanese-speaking woman. But even though this is the case, I sometimes still make small mistakes when I am writing or speaking.