suprasegmentals

Question 1

suprasegmental

Answer 1

ABOVE the level of the segment phoneme
stress
intonation
timing
AT LEAST a syllable level

Question 2

word stress

Answer 2

occurs at level of the syllable

primary and secondary

Question 3

sentence stress

Answer 3

added emphasis given to a specific word due to the importance of that word in conveying meaning or due to speaker intent

Question 4

sentence stress is usually placed on..

Answer 4

content words (nouns, verbs, adjs, advs)

Question 5

sentence stress is usually NOT placed on

Answer 5

function words (pronouns, prepositions)

Question 6

intonation

Answer 6

modification of voice pitch

Question 7

intonational phrase

Answer 7

the changes in the fundamental freq. of the voice spanning the length of a meaningful utterance

Question 8

tonic (or nuclear syllable)

Answer 8

syllable with greatest pitch change in an intonational phrase

Question 9

tonic accent

Answer 9

refers to emphasis given to the tonic syllable in an intonational phrase

Question 10

what do we use to differentiate sentence types through intonation?

Answer 10

falling and rising intonation

Question 11

duration

Answer 11

vowel lengthening or shortening

Question 12

pauses

Answer 12

for emphasis, intent, sentence structure

Question 13

juncture

Answer 13

the transitional pauses and breaks between syllables and words in speech production