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prosody vs speech

speech vs prosody

prosody and speech both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
prosody Yes No No No
speech Yes No No No
As nouns, speech is a hypernym of prosody; that is, speech is a word with a broader meaning than prosody:
  • prosody: the patterns of stress and intonation in a language
  • speech: your characteristic style or manner of expressing yourself orally
Other hypernyms of prosody include delivery, manner of speaking.
prosody (noun) speech (noun)
the study of poetic meter and the art of versification the mental faculty or power of vocal communication
the patterns of stress and intonation in a language (language) communication by word of mouth
(prosody) a system of versification the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
words making up the dialogue of a play
a lengthy rebuke
the exchange of spoken words
your characteristic style or manner of expressing yourself orally
something spoken
Difference between prosody and speech

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