prosody
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8.1
- noun
- /ˈprɒsədi/
- Specialized
- Fluency: the ability to read accurately, quickly, and with prosody (reading with appropriate expression and intonation).
- reading prosody
- oral prosody
- fluency and prosody
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Watch on YouTubeThis is what is inferred by the word prosody in the definition of fluency.
- This is what is inferred by the word prosody in the definition of fluency.
- And in addition, prosody, the, the ability to hear someone's tone or to be dialed into what someone sounds like.
Examples
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His speech was engaging because he skillfully used prosody to highlight key points and convey enthusiasm.
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Findings revealed that both conditions helped students improve fluency, prosody, and comprehension.
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Does he read with prosody, that is, expression?
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Only a few studies, however, have examined the influence of prosody on foreign accent rating.
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However, all students improved on their prosody levels from initial to final readings across all intervention conditions.
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The participants' total prosody score for each passage could range from four to sixteen.
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There were minimal differences between interventions for the prosody outcome across students.
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In particular, instructional attempts to encourage prosody development with exaggerated expressivity may not be effective.
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We have utilized state-of-the-art technology to obtain measures of prosody during oral reading and eye movements during silent passage reading.
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Relevant outcomes included reading fluency, comprehension, accuracy, prosody, and/or general reading achievement.
Academic text (2012)
Synonyms
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5.9
How the voice changes in pitch or tone when speaking
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3.8
A way of speaking that a person often uses, shown by accent or rhythm
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3.9
A pattern of strong and weak beats in speech, especially in poetry
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6.3
A change in voice pitch or loudness to show feeling
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8.8
The way someone says words using tone, pitch, and speed to show feeling
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8.7
Patterns of stress, rhythm, and pitch that guide how a language is spoken
How Expressive
- Specialized
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8.1
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5.3
Surface Forms
Etymology
Prosody comes from Greek parts pros- 'towards' and oidē 'song', the same root as ode. So prosody in speech is like moving 'towards song': its rhythm, stress and pitch help show meaning and feeling.