The special features which affect speech sounds such as pitch, intonation, stress and junction are called____.
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A.
Prosody
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B.
Suprasegmental
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C.
Ellipsis
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D.
Phonology
Correct Answer:
B. Suprasegmental
Explanation:
The correct answer is Suprasegmental. These linguistic properties, also known as prosodic features, are elements of speech that span across multiple sound segments rather than being confined to individual vowels or consonants. Elements like pitch, intonation, stress, and junction provide rhythmic and melodic context to spoken language, categorizing them as suprasegmentals. This distinguishes them from phonology, which is the general study of sound systems, or ellipsis, which refers to the omission of words from a sentence.
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