prosodica
Prosodica, commonly referred to as prosody in English, is the branch of linguistics that studies the suprasegmental aspects of speech. It concerns how pitch, loudness, duration, and rhythm organize spoken language and convey information beyond the individual phonemes of words. Prosodic patterns help signal questions, focus, attitude, discourse structure, and emotional state, shaping how utterances are interpreted.
The main components of prosodica include intonation, stress, rhythm, and timing. Intonation refers to the contour
The study of prosodica employs both acoustic measurement and theoretical frameworks. Researchers analyze features such as
Cross-linguistic variation is a key feature of prosodica. Languages differ in rhythmic class (for example, stress-timed