Prosodic Features: SPITV: Flashcards
1
Q
Stress
A
The emphasis placed on a particular syllable, part of a word, or the whole word
2
Q
Pitch
A
Is the level of sound ( low or high )
3
Q
Intonation
A
Is the pattern of the pitch - how the pitch changes across a word or utterance
4
Q
Tempo
A
Is the speed of speaking - slow speech / normal speech/ fast speech
5
Q
Volume
A
Is the loudness and softness
6
Q
Elision
A
Sounds disappear ‘ i was runnin’ to the shops
7
Q
Assimilation
A
Sounds change due to surrounding sounds ‘ i forgot my hambag’ wanna gonna
8
Q
Flapping
A
A type of assimilation in which the voiceless /t/ becomes a voiced /d/ ‘kidden’ ( kitten) , ‘ wada’ ( water)