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Prosody (linguistics) - Definition

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In linguistics, prosody refers to intonation and vocal stress in speech.

Example Usage of (linguistics)

mikeyonmute: Lets pay attention to language tonight. And I thought I hated my linguistics class...
WorldStreams: The beckoning silence: Why half of the world's #languages are in serious danger of dying out http://bit.ly/6nKBKh #linguistics
emmalabizarre: @melliyna Am reading a linguistics-for-dummies book even though I HATE ON THE THEORY SO MUCH.
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