ENGLISH REVIEWER

Using appropriate prosodic features of speech

Prosodic features-are variations in pitch (intonation), stress patterns (syllable prominence), and
duration (length of time) that contribute to expressive reading of a text.

Voice Projection- is the strength of speaking or singing whereby the voice is used loudly and clearly. It is
a technique employed to command respect and attention, as when a teacher talks to a class, or simply
be heard clearly.

 The ability to adjust the volume of your voice in relation to the size of the audience.

Volume-loudness or softness of sound

Volume-perception of energy used in voice production.

 Speaker must be audible to the audience.

 Variety will help retain attention.
 Variety will help retain attention
 May be used to convey nuance and emotion(shout vs, stage whisper)

Rate-

Refers to how fast or slow you say your words

 Measure the speech of words by counting the number of words

 Faster speaking speed signals urgency, excitement, passion or raw emotion.

Stress-
Is the relative emphasis given to certain syllables in a word or certain words in a phrase or
sentence
 Four types of stress is, primary(‘), secondary (`) tertiary(^) and weak (no symbol)
Sentence stress- refers to certain words in a sentence that are given importance.

Intonation-
Refers to the total pattern of pitch change within an utterance.

 The rising and falling of the voice when a person is speaking is another important prosodic
feature of spoken English and sometimes called melody or tune of speech.

Functions of rising intonation-

Rising intonation is often overused by both non-native English speakers as well as native
speakers, in fact this is called high rising terminal and has been on the increase especially in
Australia.
Falling intonation is when the words in a sentence gradually fell in tone or musical note almost in a
stepwise manner

 Statements of comments
 WH questions
 Low energy emotions such as boredom or disinterest
 Commands and request

Mixed intonations in English sentences serve several functions including:

 Offering a choice of two( high to low intonation)

 Listing items (gradually rise then fall on the last words)