PROSODY

Prosody

In linguistics, prosody is the rhythm, stress, and intonation of speech. Prosody may reflect various features of the speaker or the utterance: the emotional state of the speaker; the form of the utterance ; the presence of irony or sarcasm; emphasis, contrast, and focus; or other elements of language that may not be encoded by grammar or choice of vocabulary.

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prosody

Noun

  1. The study of rhythm, intonation, stress, and related attributes in speech.
  2. The study of poetic meter; the patterns of sounds and rhythms in verse.


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