expressive language

== English == === Noun === expressive language (uncountable) Language in any of a number of different modalities such as speech, sign or writing. 2002, Penny Tassoni, Sheila Riddall-Leech, Diploma in Child Care and Education, Harcourt Heinemann, page 213 [1] Receptive language is the phrases and vocabulary that we understand, whereas expressive language is what we actually use.