There are different branches of linguistics that deal with sounds and all of their unique aspects. One branch in particular, known as prosody, is the study of bigger speech sound units and syllables.

Prosodic and phonological structures form the bedrock of spoken language, orchestrating the rhythm, stress, and intonation that accompany linguistic utterances. These structures are not merely ...

According to new research published in the journal, Nature Communications, our perception of the truth is largely reliant on the patterns of stress and intonation exhibited by a speaker. The aim of ...

Variation in pitch, amplitude and rhythm adds crucial paralinguistic information to human speech. Such prosodic cues can reveal information about the meaning or emphasis of a sentence or the emotional ...