Suprasegmentals

In linguistics, suprasegmentals are contrastive elements of speech that cannot be easily analyzed as distinct segments but rather belong to a syllable or word. These elements include intonation and stress. In some languages nasality and vowel harmony are considered suprasegmental or prosodic by some phonologists.^[1]^[2]

References

^ Palmer, F.R. (1970). Prosodic Analysis. Oxford University Press.
^ Firth, J.R. (1948). "Sounds and Prosodies". Transactions of the Philological Society: 127–52.

Bibliography

Crystal, David (2003), A Dictionary of Linguistics & Phonetics, Blackwell.
Gussenhoven, Carlos; Jacobs, Haike (2005) [1998], Understanding Phonology (2nd ed.), Hodder & Arnold.
Bussmann, Hadumod (2006), Routledge Dictionary of Language and Linguistics, Routledge, ISBN 978-1-134-63038-7 {{citation}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)

[1] Palmer, F.R. (1970). Prosodic Analysis. Oxford University Press.

[2] Firth, J.R. (1948). "Sounds and Prosodies". Transactions of the Philological Society: 127–52.

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v t e Suprasegmentals
Timing	Syllable Mora Metrical foot Vowel reduction
Tone	Tone contour Pitch accent Register Downstep Upstep Downdrift Tone terracing Floating tone Tone sandhi Tone letter
Stress	Secondary stress Vowel reduction Accent
Length	Chroneme Gemination Vowel length Extra-shortness
Prosody	Intonation (pitch) Pitch contour Pitch reset Stress Rhythm Loudness Prosodic unit Pausa

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