diction

noun diction

• phrasing — Grammar. a sequence of two or more words arranged in a grammatical construction and acting as a unit in a sentence. (in English) a sequence of two or more words that does not contain a finite verb and its subject or that does not consist of clause elements such as subject, verb, object, or complement, as a preposition and a noun or pronoun, an adjective and noun, or an adverb and verb.
• inflection — modulation of the voice; change in pitch or tone of voice.
• pronunciation — Rare. an act or instance of declaring publicly; pronouncement: It was but the latest pronunciation of the political double-standard uttered in the course of this scandal. Synonyms: declaration, assertion, statement; announcement, affirmation; proclamation, promulgation, dissemination.
• intonation — the pattern or melody of pitch changes in connected speech, especially the pitch pattern of a sentence, which distinguishes kinds of sentences or speakers of different language cultures.
• fluency — spoken or written with ease: fluent French.