Prosodic Features of Speech

Prosodic features are features that appear when we put sounds together in connected speech.

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Volume is not generally used to show emotions such as fear or anger.

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Projection is the ability to control the volume and capacity of one's voice.

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Pitch is the smoothness and lowness of a sound.

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Stress is an emphasis given to a syllable by pronouncing it more forcefully or louder than the other surrounding sounds or syllables.

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Intonation is not the rise or fall of the voice in speaking.

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Juncture is the break between words or the manner in which one sound or letter is attached to the surrounding sounds or letters.

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Pause is relatively brief silence or a temporary stop that is employed to emphasize one main word in a group of words.

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Speech rate is the term given to the speed at which a person speaks.

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The other term for juncture is pause.

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