English; Chapter 7 (Prosodic Features of Speech) Flashcards
It is an essential tool in human expressions
Language, verbal and non-verbal
It is basic to success in whatever field of interest you are in
Oral communication
These are the factors to a successful career
The ability to say what you feel to express your ideas, persuade others to believe in you and, convince them to react or respond to you are
What is Prosody
In linguistics, it is concerned with those elements of speech that are not individual phonetic segments, vowels and consonants, but are properties of syllables and larger units of speech
These are the prosodic features of speech
Intonation, tone, stress, and rhythm
Intonation, tone, stress, and rhythm is also known as ________________
Suprasegmentals
What are suprasegmentals?
In phonetics, this refers to speech features such as stress, tone, or word juncture that accompanies or is added over consonants and vowels
______________ are not limited to single sounds, but often extend over syllables, words, or phrases
Suprasegmentals
These are features that appear when we put sounds together in connected speech
Prosodic features
It refers to the emphasis given to certain syllables
Stress
In English, it is produced with a longer, louder, and higher pitched sound than other sounds
Stress
This also refers to the prominence and force given to a syllable or word, that includes pitch, force, and duration
Stress
It is about how we say things rather than what we say
Intonation
Without this, is is impossible to understand the expressions and thoughts that go with words
Intonation
This refers to the rise and fall of the voice
Intonation
