expressive language

Noun

 * 1) Language in any of a number of different modalities such as speech, sign or writing.
 * 2) * 2002, Penny Tassoni, Sheila Riddall-Leech, Diploma in Child Care and Education, Harcourt Heinemann, page 213
 * Receptive language is the phrases and vocabulary that we understand, whereas expressive language is what we actually use.