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The document discusses suprasegmentals which refer to speech features like tone, rhythm, and loudness that are not individual sounds. It explains different suprasegmental features including stress, rhythm, tone, pitch, duration, intonation, accent, and phrasing and how they affect meaning and communication.

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The document discusses suprasegmentals which refer to speech features like tone, rhythm, and loudness that are not individual sounds. It explains different suprasegmental features including stress, rhythm, tone, pitch, duration, intonation, accent, and phrasing and how they affect meaning and communication.

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In Partial Fulfillment for the Requirements in Introduction to Linguistics

Instructor: Sir Henmie Jake C. Gayamo

Group 3:
Consolacion, Byron
De Leon, Bea Erika
Zareno, Monirah
Ilano, Michelle
Hillarion, Jhenel Dianne
Topic: Suprasegmentals

Suprasegmentals refer to speech features such as tone, rhythm, or loudness – basically


anything that isn’t a standalone sound. They signal grammatical differences, emotions,
and continuity that a native speaker will automatically pick up on.

Syllable, a segment of speech that consists of a vowel, with or without one or more
accompanying consonant sounds immediately preceding or following. The role that
syllables play in the production of speech is a matter of considerable debate. So too is
any more precise definition of the syllable in phonetics and phonology.

 Speech features- are rhythmic in that they occur in patterns which differ from
language to language.
 Speech rhythm- carries meaning, aids understanding, conveys emotional state,
and expresses aesthetic qualities.

Suprasegmental Features in Phonology


Suprasegmental features are produced by controlled changes in voice, pitch,
loudness, and duration.

 Stress is the way a word or syllable is emphasized while being


spoken aloud. It can change the entire meaning of a word or
phrase and often helps communicate emotion as well. English is
unique in that it uses a high number of stress tones that are
unmarked in written form.

Three types of Stress:

 Word Stress: Emphasizing a single word most often communicates


importance; it identifies the main subject being spoken about.
 Syllable Stress: This generally clarifies, rather than identifies, a subject.
 Sentence stress: This is a great way to communicate the emotion behind a
conversation. Excitement, incredulity, or anger, are all communicated through
stress placed on a specific sentence. For example: “I was next in line and he cut
in front of me. Can you believe that?” As a native speaker, you most likely read
that with emphasis on the “Can you believe that?” phrase, adding a stronger
focus, and intrinsically knowing that the stress meant it was expressing emotion
rather than asking a question literally.

 Rhythm constitutes the rate of speaking – when one takes breaths or breaks or
injects facial expressions or hand movements. Rhythm includes stressing
certain syllables, stressing various words, and relaying patterns in phrases that
come together to form a cohesive thought.

 Tone pitch variations that affect the meaning of a word are called tone. The
meaning of the word depends on its tone. Tone is shown or heard in how
something is being said. It is more like an attitude rather than being a voice
pattern. Emotion has also a great deal of influence to one’s tone. By using
different tones, the words in a sentence can have different meanings

 Pitch refers to the perceived frequency of a sound, playing an important role in


conveying meaning through intonation and tone. In English, pitch can be used
to differentiate between statements, questions, and exclamatory expressions.

 Duration involves the length of time it takes to pronounce a sound or syllable.


Duration affects the rhythm and tempo of speech and is essential in
distinguishing similar words or conveying desired meaning.

 Intonation is used to emphasize and express attitude, emotion, or the focus of


the sentence being spoken. Finding true connections in communication relies
heavily on intonation. Applying the proper intonation can communicate the true
meaning behind words – even if the words aren’t being pronounced exactly right.
In beginner English, intonation is used to simply communicate the reason for
speaking.

 Accent is produced primarily by increasing voice intensity and making stressed


syllables longer, and also by some relative in pitch.

 Phrasing is a continuous utterance bounded by silent intervals. Phrasing


organizes words into groups related to units of thoughts, which help in
understanding the conversation.

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