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==Origin==
[[Latin]] ''loquac''-, ''loquax'', from ''loqui'' to [[speak]]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/17th_century 1663]
==Definitions==
*1: full of excessive talk : wordy
*2: given to fluent or excessive talk : garrulous
==Description==
'''Fluency''' (also called volubility and '''loquaciousness''') is the property of a [[person]] or of a system that delivers [[information]] quickly and with [[expertise]].
Fluency is a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speech_language_pathology speech language pathology] term that means the smoothness or [[flow]] with which [[sounds]], syllables, [[words]] and phrases are joined together when speaking quickly. "Fluency disorders" is used as a collective term for cluttering and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stuttering stuttering]. Both disorders have breaks in the [[fluidity]] of [[speech]], and both have the fluency breakdown of repetition of parts of speech. Fluency disorders are most often [[complex]] in nature and they tend to occur more often in boys than in girls.
Language fluency is used informally to denote broadly a high level of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Language_proficiency language proficiency], most typically [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_language foreign language] or another learned language, and more narrowly to denote fluid language use, as opposed to slow, halting use. In this narrow sense, fluency is [[necessary]] but not sufficient for language proficiency: fluent language users (particularly uneducated [[native]] speakers) may have narrow [[vocabularies]], limited [[discourse]] strategies, and inaccurate word use. They may be illiterate, as well. Native language speakers are often incorrectly referred to as fluent.
Fluency in [[English]] is basically one’s [[ability]] to be [[understood]] by both native and non native [[listeners]]. A higher level would be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bilingual bilingual], which indicates one is native in two languages, either having learned them [[simultaneously]] or one after the other.
In the sense of proficiency, "fluency" encompasses a number of related but separable skills:
*[[Reading]]: the ability to easily read and [[understand]] [[texts]] written in the language;
*[[Writing]]: the ability to [[formulate]] written texts in the language;
*[[Comprehension]]: the ability to follow and [[understand]] [[speech]] in the language;
*[[Speaking]]: the ability to produce speech in the language and be [[understood]] by its speakers.
To some extent, these [[skills]] can be acquired separately. Generally, the later in [[life]] a learner approaches the [[study]] of a foreign language, the harder it is to acquire [[receptive]] (auditory) [[comprehension]] and fluent production (speaking) skills; however, the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Critical_Period_Hypothesis Critical Period Hypothesis] is a hotly [[debated]] topic. For instance, reading and writing skills in a foreign language can be acquired more easily after the primary language acquisition period of [[youth]] is over.
[[Studies]] in the assessment of [[creativity]] list fluency as one of the four primary elements in creative [[thinking]]. The others being [[flexibility]], originality and elaboration. Fluency in creative thinking is seen as the ability to think of many diverse [[ideas]] quickly.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loquacious]
[[Category: Languages and Literature]]
==Origin==
[[Latin]] ''loquac''-, ''loquax'', from ''loqui'' to [[speak]]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/17th_century 1663]
==Definitions==
*1: full of excessive talk : wordy
*2: given to fluent or excessive talk : garrulous
==Description==
'''Fluency''' (also called volubility and '''loquaciousness''') is the property of a [[person]] or of a system that delivers [[information]] quickly and with [[expertise]].
Fluency is a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speech_language_pathology speech language pathology] term that means the smoothness or [[flow]] with which [[sounds]], syllables, [[words]] and phrases are joined together when speaking quickly. "Fluency disorders" is used as a collective term for cluttering and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stuttering stuttering]. Both disorders have breaks in the [[fluidity]] of [[speech]], and both have the fluency breakdown of repetition of parts of speech. Fluency disorders are most often [[complex]] in nature and they tend to occur more often in boys than in girls.
Language fluency is used informally to denote broadly a high level of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Language_proficiency language proficiency], most typically [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_language foreign language] or another learned language, and more narrowly to denote fluid language use, as opposed to slow, halting use. In this narrow sense, fluency is [[necessary]] but not sufficient for language proficiency: fluent language users (particularly uneducated [[native]] speakers) may have narrow [[vocabularies]], limited [[discourse]] strategies, and inaccurate word use. They may be illiterate, as well. Native language speakers are often incorrectly referred to as fluent.
Fluency in [[English]] is basically one’s [[ability]] to be [[understood]] by both native and non native [[listeners]]. A higher level would be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bilingual bilingual], which indicates one is native in two languages, either having learned them [[simultaneously]] or one after the other.
In the sense of proficiency, "fluency" encompasses a number of related but separable skills:
*[[Reading]]: the ability to easily read and [[understand]] [[texts]] written in the language;
*[[Writing]]: the ability to [[formulate]] written texts in the language;
*[[Comprehension]]: the ability to follow and [[understand]] [[speech]] in the language;
*[[Speaking]]: the ability to produce speech in the language and be [[understood]] by its speakers.
To some extent, these [[skills]] can be acquired separately. Generally, the later in [[life]] a learner approaches the [[study]] of a foreign language, the harder it is to acquire [[receptive]] (auditory) [[comprehension]] and fluent production (speaking) skills; however, the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Critical_Period_Hypothesis Critical Period Hypothesis] is a hotly [[debated]] topic. For instance, reading and writing skills in a foreign language can be acquired more easily after the primary language acquisition period of [[youth]] is over.
[[Studies]] in the assessment of [[creativity]] list fluency as one of the four primary elements in creative [[thinking]]. The others being [[flexibility]], originality and elaboration. Fluency in creative thinking is seen as the ability to think of many diverse [[ideas]] quickly.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loquacious]
[[Category: Languages and Literature]]
