what is the definition of utterance
1 An utterance is a natural unit of speech bounded by breaths or pauses. 2  An utterance is a complete unit of talk, bounded by the speaker's silence.  Utterance does not have a precise linguistic definition. Phonetically an utterance is a unit of speech bounded by silence. In dialogue, each turn by a speaker may be considered an utterance. Linguists sometimes use utterance to simply refer to a unit of speech under study. The corresponding unit in written language is text.
Conveyance (noun) the instrument or means of carrying or transporting anything from place to place; the vehicle in which, or means by which, anything is carried from one place to another; as, stagecoaches, omnibuses, etc., are conveyances; a canal or aqueduct is a conveyance for water. Conveyance (noun)