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Line 1: − ==Grammar== − In [[grammar]], "voice" also refers to a form of a [[verb]] that indicates whether the subject of the verb is an actor, patient, or recipient.<ref>[http://www.sil.org/LINGUISTICS/GlossaryOfLinguisticTerms/WhatIsVoice.htm What is voice?]</ref> The ''[[active voice]]'' indicates that the subject is acting (e.g., "I ate the sandwich"), whereas the ''[[passive voice]]'' indicates that the subject is being acted on (e.g., "The sandwich was eaten").<ref>[http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/grammar/g_vmood.html Verbs: Voice and Mood]</ref> Some languages also have a ''[[middle voice]],'' which indicates that the subject acts on himself or for his own benefit or that the plural subjects act on one another.<ref>[http://www.sil.org/LINGUISTICS/GlossaryOfLinguisticTerms/WhatIsMiddleVoice.htm What is middle voice?]</ref> − + + − + − [[Category:Linguistics]]
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A '''voice''' is the [[sound]] or sounds projected by creatures, mainly [[human]]s, in the form of speaking, singing, screaming, shouting, etc. A voice is necessary for all spoken [[language]]s.
A '''voice''' is the [[sound]] or sounds projected by creatures, mainly [[human]]s, in the form of speaking, singing, screaming, shouting, etc. A voice is necessary for all spoken [[language]]s.
==Music==
==Music==
In the [[music]]al sense, "voice" has two meanings. One denotes a [[singer]] or group of singers sharing a single line, used as a term in a musical score to distinguish it from other instruments. Another is a term used in [[polyphony]] to refer to the independent lines in a musical work, especially in [[fugue]]s.
In the [[music]]al sense, "voice" has two meanings. One denotes a [[singer]] or group of singers sharing a single line, used as a term in a musical score to distinguish it from other instruments. Another is a term used in [[polyphony]] to refer to the independent lines in a musical work, especially in [[fugue]]s.
==See also==
*[[Voice (grammar)]] for the [[verb]] form called voice.
==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Musical terms]]
[[Category:Musical Terms]]