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prosodic

prosodic

8.8
Describes the rhythm and melody of speech, like pitch, stress and pauses
  • adjective
  • /prəˈzɒdɪk/
  • Specialized
translation icon : prosódico
  • Proper expression refers to the prosodic features of language, such as loudness, duration, pitch, and pausing (Couper-Kuhlen, 1986).
  • prosodic cues
  • prosodic features
  • prosodic structure

Examples

  • Lessons presented in a clear and concise manner will also ensure the integrity of prosodic speech elements such as rhythm and melody.

    Academic text (2009)

  • The reading modality offers the advantage of removing potential prosodic cues that might affect listener judgments (Blackwell et al., 1996).

    Academic text (2011)

  • Most importantly, we were interested in understanding prosodic effects on judgment of accent.

    Academic text (2011)

  • Future research might investigate prosodic reading and its effects on developing comprehension.

    Academic text (2013)

  • A second goal was to assess whether prosodic structure influences judgment of foreign accent.

    Academic text (2011)

  • But he stipulates that he will brook no criticism of his prosodic practice.

    Academic text (2016)

  • We also assessed whether prosodic structure influenced the judgment of foreign accent in L2 learners.

    Academic text (2011)

  • The teacher explained the importance of prosodic features, like rhythm and pitch, in making speech more engaging.

  • In her presentation, she demonstrated how prosodic elements can change the meaning of phrases depending on stress and intonation.

  • Understanding prosodic aspects of language is crucial for interpreting emotions in spoken communication.

Synonyms

intonational
vsprosodic
  • Specialized
1 7.0

About the rise and fall of high and low sounds in speech and music

includes that pitch pattern plus stress and timing across speech
accentual
vsprosodic
  • Specialized
8.6

About the way strong beats happen in speech or poetry

covers stress patterns but also pitch and overall speech rhythm

Compounds

prosodic system
  • Specialized
8.7

Patterns of stress, rhythm, and pitch that guide how a language is spoken

Surface Forms

prosodic positive

Morphology

prosodic = prosody (transparent) = prosod + ic

A regular adjectival formation from the noun 'prosody'; the adjective directly relates to rhythmic and intonational aspects of speech.

Etymology

The word prosodic comes from Greek and is related to prosody, which comes from a root meaning 'song' or 'singing'. Think of the tiny 'song' in every sentence — the pitch, stress and pauses — and that's why prosodic means 'relating to the rhythm and melody of speech'.