Prosodic features of speech

Question 1

it is the study of all the elements of language that contribute toward acoustic effects

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prosody

Question 2

it is the power of speaking; form of communication in spoken language

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speech

Question 3

-the usage of appropriate features of speech like pitch, stress, juncture, intonation and volume in delivering oral communication

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Prosodic features of speech

Question 4

It is focused on the topics of vowels, consonants, and
diphthongs

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segmentals

Question 5

these are focused on the topics of: stress, pitch, intonation, juncture, pace, pauses loudness, vocal effects, and more

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suprasegmental

Question 6

this shows whether the pitch is rising or falling

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intonation

Question 7

the highness or lowness of your voice

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pitch

Question 8

tells how fast or slow a person’s speech is

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rate of speech/speed

Question 9

the amount of volume added into the speech

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loudness

Question 10

• distinguishing identical sequences of sounds that have different meanings

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juncture

Question 11

This is a type of juncture that makes use of commas in a sentence

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terminal juncture

Question 12

this is a juncture that focuses on the confusion that may occur with the differences of sounds with 2 words

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open juncture

Question 13

non-stop or no pause movement from one sound to another sound.

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close juncture

Question 14

these are effects done with the mouth and vocals that make sound along with the speech

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vocal effects

Question 15

these are non verbal features that can be added into the speech like gesture, posture, facial expressions and eye contact

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paralinguistic features

Question 16

it is a way of speech that shows whether or not your speech is clear and hear across the space towards the audience

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voice projection