language and speech

She rattles on at top speed and talks people into things.

She was at a loss for words to express her feelings.

Calm down and tell me from the beginning.

Please, just tell me the truth.

The suspect finally talked.

To hell with grammar!

She had to choose her words carefully.

She had a Brit check her English writing.

She was at a loss as to what to say next.

She delivered the news in gasps.

However, in China, the term 'human rights' is not used — the expression used is 'fundamental rights.'

Next year I'm going to learn French.

Next March, you'll have been learning English for four years.

He said he would see me the next day.

Yoko avoided answering my question.

Yoko speaks English, right?

Who speaks English better, Yoko or Yumi?

The suspect lied to the investigator.

Naive persuasion means persistently urging someone.

Small children have a limited vocabulary.

Grammar is something I really hate, but it's useful.

Culture destroys language.

You learn the meaning of a word from its context in the sentence.

Midori sometimes drops consonants.

She often tends to talk fast.

She was flustered by what she had blurted out.

She showed me a letter written in English.

She sang Japanese songs for us.

This book attempts to explain the grammar of modern Japanese as clearly and systematically as possible.

We call this kind of noun phrase a 'concealed question.'