--- key: mechanic/phone-microphone--family-language type: mechanic id: phone-microphone--family-language lang: en title: The meaning of speech and language rules summary: >- An app accepts a spoken response and checks meaning or language form. The content matters rather than the mere presence of sound. updatedAt: '2026-10-22' status: active url: >- https://gamemechanics.pro/en/knowledge/mechanic/phone-microphone--family-language/ jsonUrl: >- https://gamemechanics.pro/api/v1/knowledge/en/mechanic/phone-microphone--family-language.json markdownUrl: >- https://gamemechanics.pro/content/knowledge/en/mechanic/phone-microphone--family-language.md aliases: - Speech meaning and language rules tags: - Phone microphone interactions - Mechanics catalog sourceIds: - source-a3f4070f5ea12d71 - source-872a30e434db6d16 sources: - id: source-a3f4070f5ea12d71 title: 'Apple: Set up speech recognition on your device' url: 'https://developer.apple.com/videos/play/wwdc2023/10101/' verifiedAt: null - id: source-872a30e434db6d16 title: Duolingo url: >- https://blog.duolingo.com/duolingo-101-how-to-learn-a-language-on-duolingo/ verifiedAt: null relations: [] placements: - catalogId: phone-microphone id: family-language title: Phone microphone interactions url: 'https://gamemechanics.pro/en/mechanics/phone-microphone/#family-language' categoryIds: - section-1 supersededBy: [] attributes: preview: updatedAt: '2026-10-22' title: Speech meaning and language rules description: >- An app accepts a spoken response and checks meaning or language form. The content matters rather than the mere presence of sound. image: src: images/mechanics/learning-duo-101-6.webp width: 665 height: 1440 game: Duolingo sourceUrl: >- https://blog.duolingo.com/duolingo-101-how-to-learn-a-language-on-duolingo/ originalUrl: >- https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/content.duolingo.com/Duolingo+101%3A+How+to+learn+a+language+on+Duolingo/8-exerciseTypes.png credit: Duolingo rights: © Duolingo. All rights reserved. Excluded from MIT and CC BY 4.0. caption: 'Duolingo: choosing the appropriate spoken response' alt: 'Duolingo: choosing the appropriate spoken response' markers: - x: 48 'y': 38 label: Three responses to the spoken question tips: - Distinguish an incorrect answer from a microphone-recognition error. examples: - title: Duolingo url: >- https://blog.duolingo.com/duolingo-101-how-to-learn-a-language-on-duolingo/ endsAt: null provenance: >- Original editorial design catalog consolidated from project discussions on 2026-10-20. Complete discussion item lists and contextual limitations are preserved; linked primary sources support specific techniques, not the entire classification. English translation was prepared with machine assistance and editorial review. license: CC-BY-4.0 codeLicense: MIT attribution: gamemechanics.pro contributors catalogKey: catalog/phone-microphone --- # The meaning of speech and language rules id: phone-microphone--family-language type: mechanic key: mechanic/phone-microphone--family-language lang: en status: active url: https://gamemechanics.pro/en/knowledge/mechanic/phone-microphone--family-language/ An app accepts a spoken response and checks meaning or language form. The content matters rather than the mere presence of sound. ## At a glance ![Duolingo: choosing the appropriate spoken response](https://gamemechanics.pro/images/mechanics/learning-duo-101-6.webp) [Duolingo](https://blog.duolingo.com/duolingo-101-how-to-learn-a-language-on-duolingo/) · © Duolingo. All rights reserved. Excluded from MIT and CC BY 4.0. 1. Three responses to the spoken question - Distinguish an incorrect answer from a microphone-recognition error. - [Duolingo](https://blog.duolingo.com/duolingo-101-how-to-learn-a-language-on-duolingo/) ## How it works This is a layer of rules over the recognized speech. Free dialogue requires checking that the response actually changes a valid game state. ## Variants ### Variants and applications - Answer to the question. Signal: Meaning or acceptable answer option. Application: Play a quiz, answer riddles, take an oral exam. Access level: Recognition. - Word chains. Signal: Words, categories, letters and connections. Application: Play cities, associations, listing category objects. Access level: Recognition. - Forbidden words. Signal: Presence of specified words and expressions. Application: Explain an object without words from a list or pass a conversational trap. Access level: Recognition. - The spoken formula. Cue: The order of words or syllables. Application: Conjure passwords, collect spells from studied parts. Access level: Recognition. - Pronunciation and reading. Signal: Matching the given word and phonemes. Application: Repeat phrases, read a role, master the sounds of a language. Access level: Recognition. - Questions for the character. Signal: Intent, topic, object of the question. Application: Question a witness and find contradictions in game facts. Access level: Recognition. - Negotiations and arguments. Signal: Proposal, condition, argument. Application: Bargain with NPCs, provide evidence, enter into an agreement. Access level: Recognition. - Shared story. Signal: Events, characters and constraints in a cue. Application: Continue the story, change the world with a description, come up with solutions. Access level: Recognition. ## Context and limits Author's design map for mobile games and interactive applications. 144 techniques in 18 groups, including basic signals, rules and combinations. Applications are design ideas and not a list of released games. ## Connected materials ## Sources and provenance Original editorial design catalog consolidated from project discussions on 2026-10-20. Complete discussion item lists and contextual limitations are preserved; linked primary sources support specific techniques, not the entire classification. English translation was prepared with machine assistance and editorial review. - [Apple: Set up speech recognition on your device](https://developer.apple.com/videos/play/wwdc2023/10101/) (id: source-a3f4070f5ea12d71) - [Duolingo](https://blog.duolingo.com/duolingo-101-how-to-learn-a-language-on-duolingo/) (id: source-872a30e434db6d16) CC-BY-4.0 · gamemechanics.pro contributors