Verbal
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Verbal may mean:
  • Non-finite verb
    Non-finite verb
    In linguistics, a non-finite verb is a verb form that is not limited by a subject and, more generally, is not fully inflected by categories that are marked inflectionally in language, such as tense, aspect, mood, number, gender, and person...

    , a verb form that functions both as a verb and as another lexical category.
  • A word or group of words that functions as a verb
    Verb
    A verb, from the Latin verbum meaning word, is a word that in syntax conveys an action , or a state of being . In the usual description of English, the basic form, with or without the particle to, is the infinitive...

     by serving as the head
    Head (linguistics)
    In linguistics, the head is the word that determines the syntactic type of the phrase of which it is a member, or analogously the stem that determines the semantic category of a compound of which it is a component. The other elements modify the head....

     of a verb phrase
    Verb phrase
    In linguistics, a verb phrase or VP is a syntactic unit composed of at least one verb and the dependents of that verb. One can distinguish between two types of VPs, finite VPs and non-finite VPs . While phrase structure grammars acknowledge both, dependency grammars reject the existence of a...

    . (In some languages, adjectives are verbals.)
  • Pertaining to language
    Language
    Language may refer either to the specifically human capacity for acquiring and using complex systems of communication, or to a specific instance of such a system of complex communication...

     or the use of words in general (be it spoken or written) as opposed to non-verbal expression, or to spoken words
    Speech
    Speech is the human faculty of speaking.It may also refer to:* Public speaking, the process of speaking to a group of people* Manner of articulation, how the body parts involved in making speech are manipulated...

     in particular (although, this is usually a common misuse where "oral" is the correct term, e.g. "oral" v. "written" contract -- rather than "verbal" v. "written"). Examples:
    • Verbal abuse
      Verbal abuse
      Verbal abuse is best described as a negative defining statement told to you or about you; or by withholding any response thus defining the target as non-existant...

    • Verbal arithmetic
      Verbal arithmetic
      Verbal arithmetic, also known as alphametics, cryptarithmetic, crypt-arithmetic, cryptarithm or word addition, is a type of mathematical game consisting of a mathematical equation among unknown numbers, whose digits are represented by letters. The goal is to identify the value of each letter...

    • Verbal enterprise, the ongoing open discussion on the positives and negatives of a business project completed.


People
  • Roger "Verbal" Kint, a major character in the 1995 film The Usual Suspects
    The Usual Suspects
    The Usual Suspects is a 1995 American neo-noir film written by Christopher McQuarrie and directed by Bryan Singer. It stars Stephen Baldwin, Gabriel Byrne, Benicio del Toro, Chazz Palminteri, Kevin Pollak, Kevin Spacey and Pete Postlethwaite....

    .
  • Verbal (rapper)
    Verbal (rapper)
    Verbal is a Japanese third generation Zainichi Korean hip-hop MC, who debuted in 1998 as a member of the J-Pop hip-hop duo m-flo....

    , a Japanese rapper and music producer, and member of M-Flo, Mic Banditz and Teriyaki Boyz


Other uses
  • Verbal Arts Centre
    Verbal Arts Centre
    The Verbal Arts Centre is based in Derry, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, and is a centre for the development of the verbal arts and literacy . It was established in 1992 as an educational charity...

    , Northern Ireland; the publisher of Verbal magazine
  • Verbal Behavior, a book by B. F. Skinner
  • Verbal Remixes & Collaborations
    Verbal Remixes & Collaborations
    Verbal Remixes & Collaborations was an EP released by Amon Tobin in 2003. It was comprised by featuring tracks from two previously released 12" EPs: Verbal and Collaborations.-Track listing:#"Untitled" - Kid Koala & Amon Tobin – 5:40...

    , an EP album by Amon Tobin
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