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prosody vs intonation

intonation vs prosody

prosody and intonation both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
prosody Yes No No No
intonation Yes No No No
As nouns, intonation is a hyponym of prosody; that is, intonation is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than prosody:
  • prosody: the patterns of stress and intonation in a language
  • intonation: rise and fall of the voice pitch
prosody (noun) intonation (noun)
the study of poetic meter and the art of versification the act of singing in a monotonous tone
the patterns of stress and intonation in a language singing by a soloist of the opening piece of plainsong
(prosody) a system of versification the production of musical tones (by voice or instrument); especially the exactitude of the pitch relations
rise and fall of the voice pitch
Difference between prosody and intonation

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