This document discusses prosody, which refers to the use of pause, pitch, stress, volume, and tempo in speech to convey meaning. It describes how prosody is used to demarcate grammatical units, indicate emotion, emphasize words, and show the mood of an utterance. The best way to speak is to use these prosodic features appropriately based on the context and intended meaning.

3. What is the best way to
speak?

4. Prosody

5. prosody
The use of
pause, pitch, stress, volume, & tempo
in speechto conveyinformation andmeaning ofan utterance

6. Prosodic Features
prosody
Pause
Pitch
Stress
Volume
Tempo

8. prosody
- Demarcatesunits of grammaticalconstruction
- Indicatedby full stops, colons, semi-colons,and commas in
writing

9. prosody
Martin the Martian is a cute character.
Martin, the Martian, is a cute character.

11. prosody
-Rising and falling of speech pattern
-Indicates the speaker’s emotion

12. prosody
Where have you been? (curious)
Where have you been? (suspecting)
Where have you been? (worried)

14. prosody
-Emphasizes a word
-Distinguishes a word from another word
(‘desert – des’ert)

15. prosody
Iam the teacher.
Iam the teacher.
I amthe teacher.
I am the teacher.

17. prosody
-Aids stress in giving emphasis
-Shows the“mood” of the utterance

18. prosody
I am brave. (normal)
I am brave! (angry)
I am brave? (doubtful)

20. prosody
Also shows the “mood” of the utterance

21. prosody
Grab the money then run. (normal)
Grab the money thenrun! (panicking)
Grab the money, then run.(relaxed)

22. ProsodicFeatures
prosody
Pause
Pitch
Stress
Volume
Tempo
Source:http://www.litnotes.co.uk/prosodicspeech.htm

23. What is the best way to
speak?

24. Form a group composed of 5 people.
Activity:

25. Make 3 scenarios where the utterance assignedto your group is
applicable.In eachscenario,identifythe appropriateprosodic
features tobe used in order for the utterance to be correlatedwith
the context.
Activity: