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The [[segment]]al elements of [[speech]] are the individual [[phoneme]]s of the language. The suprasegmentals are those features that apply to a sequence of phonemes, such as [[syllable]]s, [[word]]s or [[sentence]]s. The most important suprasegmental properties of speech are [[pitch]] (intonation), [[stress]], [[loudness]], [[speech rate]], and [[voice quality]] (e.g. whisper, breathy voice etc.).
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'''Suprasegmental''' refers to the meaningful combination of [[segment|segmental]] elements of speech, such as [[phoneme|phonemes]], [[syllable|syllables]], [[word|words]] or [[sentence|sentences]]. The most important suprasegmental properties of speech are [[pitch]] (intonation), [[stress]], [[loudness]], [[speech rate]], and [[voice quality]] (e.g. whisper, breathy voice etc.).
  
 
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Revision as of 19:50, 24 July 2010

Suprasegmental refers to the meaningful combination of segmental elements of speech, such as phonemes, syllables, words or sentences. The most important suprasegmental properties of speech are pitch (intonation), stress, loudness, speech rate, and voice quality (e.g. whisper, breathy voice etc.).

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