'Prosody and gestures as contextualisation devices in reported
speech' -- subject(s): OUR Brockhaus selection, Language &
Linguistics
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Prosody is defined as the name of the speech elements of stress,
rhythm and intonation. Prosody training needs a strong hearing and
determined intent to listen to how words and utterances are made.
All the elements of prosody are used in the spoken forms of
language.
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"The absence of prosody makes modern so-called poetry
indistinguishable from prose."
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The opposite of prosody is monotony, which refers to a lack of variation in tone, pitch, or rhythm in speech or writing. Prosody involves the expressive elements of language, while monotony suggests a lack of variation or emotion.
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the examination and classification of the elements of poetry