Prosodic Features: SPITV:

Question 1

Stress

Answer 1

The emphasis placed on a particular syllable, part of a word, or the whole word

Question 2

Pitch

Answer 2

Is the level of sound ( low or high )

Question 3

Intonation

Answer 3

Is the pattern of the pitch - how the pitch changes across a word or utterance

Question 4

Tempo

Answer 4

Is the speed of speaking - slow speech / normal speech/ fast speech

Question 5

Volume

Answer 5

Is the loudness and softness

Question 6

Elision

Answer 6

Sounds disappear ‘ i was runnin’ to the shops

Question 7

Assimilation

Answer 7

Sounds change due to surrounding sounds ‘ i forgot my hambag’ wanna gonna

Question 8

Flapping

Answer 8

A type of assimilation in which the voiceless /t/ becomes a voiced /d/ ‘kidden’ ( kitten) , ‘ wada’ ( water)