A Suprasegmental.docx

A suprasegmental, or prosodic feature, is a vocal effect that extends over more than one sound segment (vowel or consonant) in an utterance, such as stress, pitch, intonation, or juncture pattern. Stress is the emphasis or loudness with which syllables are produced and pitch is the high or low quality of the voice caused by the rate of vibration of the vocal cords. The pitch of the voice rises and falls during an utterance, creating a melody or intonation contour. Juncture is the transition or mode of transition from one sound to another in speech. In phonetics, juncture is the set of features in speech that enable a hearer to detect a word or phrase boundary (e.g. distinguishing I scream from ice cream). STRESS

PITCH

The stressed syllable should be pronounced louder and longer than the other syllables in the word. REcord (n.) – I can’t find his records in the office. reCORD (v.) – Our teacher records our score as well as our behavior. Pitch refers to the highness or lowness of the voice. There are four pitch levels used in speaking: 1 – low 2 – normal 3 – high 4 – extra high Tones 1, 2, and 3 are the common used ones while tone 4 is used in expressing strong feelings and emotion.

INTONATION

Intonation is the variation of pitch while speaking. It is the rise and fall of the voice. I got the highest score in exam? I got the highest score in exam. The 2-3-1 or Falling Intonation – used in short simple statements of fact, commands and requests, and information questions. Examples: You’re up early. Sit down at the table. How many people shall we invite? The 2-3-3 or Rising Intonation – used at the end of the questions that are answerable by yes or no? Examples: Do you agree? Are you sure you’ve got enough paper?

JUNCTURE

This is the transition or mode of transition from one sound to another in speech. Examples: I scream / ice cream great ape / grey tape nitrate / night rate pea stalks / peace talks A suprasegmental, or prosodic feature, is a vocal effect that extends over more than one sound segment (vowel or consonant) in an utterance, such as stress, pitch, intonation, or juncture pattern. Stress is the emphasis or loudness with which syllables are produced and pitch is the high or low quality of the voice caused by the rate of vibration of the vocal cords. The pitch of the voice rises and falls during an utterance, creating a melody or intonation contour. Juncture is the transition or mode of transition from one sound to another in speech. In phonetics, juncture is the set of features in speech that enable a hearer to detect a word or phrase boundary (e.g. distinguishing I scream from ice cream). STRESS

PITCH

The stressed syllable should be pronounced louder and longer than the other syllables in the word. REcord (n.) – I can’t find his records in the office. reCORD (v.) – Our teacher records our score as well as our behavior. Pitch refers to the highness or lowness of the voice. There are four pitch levels used in speaking: 1 – low 2 – normal 3 – high 4 – extra high Tones 1, 2, and 3 are the common used ones while tone 4 is used in expressing strong feelings and emotion.

INTONATION

Intonation is the variation of pitch while speaking. It is the rise and fall of the voice. I got the highest score in exam? I got the highest score in exam. The 2-3-1 or Falling Intonation – used in short simple statements of fact, commands and requests, and information questions. Examples: You’re up early. Sit down at the table. How many people shall we invite? The 2-3-3 or Rising Intonation – used at the end of the questions that are answerable by yes or no? Examples: Do you agree? Are you sure you’ve got enough paper?

JUNCTURE

This is the transition or mode of transition from one sound to another in speech. Examples: I scream / ice cream great ape / grey tape nitrate / night rate pea stalks / peace talks