Speech Pathology Dictionary - U Terms

Term	Definition
Unstressed Vowel	See Vowel
Upper bound	The longest utterance of a language sample.
Utterance	Phonetically an utterance is a natural unit of speech (words, phases, clauses or sentences) that begins and ends with silence (a pause or a breath). Utterances are measured to determine the linguistic productivity. Link 1: Mean Length of Utterance Link 2: Rules for calculating the Mean Length of Utterances – Missouri State University Link 3: Wikipedia – Utterance
Uvula	The cone shaped projection hanging from the middle of the soft palate. (Palatine Uvula – pertaining to the palate) Link 1: Wikipedia – Palatine Uvula