prosody

noun

pros·o·dy ˈprä-sə-dē How to pronounce prosody (audio)

-zə-

plural prosodies

: the study of versification

especially : the systematic study of metrical structure

: a particular system, theory, or style of versification

: the rhythmic and intonational aspect of language

prosodist

ˈprä-sə-dist How to pronounce prosody (audio)

-zə-

noun

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Our goal, then, is to modify the parts of audio that correspond to a speaker's personal style or timbre while preserving the parts of the audio that correspond to the spoken content such as prosody and words.

Benj Edwards, Ars Technica, 8 Sep. 2022 Indeed, Allen Ginsberg, no less, saw a connection between the Skeltonic tradition and rap prosody almost upon rap’s earliest crossover appearances, around 1980.

Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 23 May 2022 No prosody can immunize poetry against the test of experience.

Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 23 May 2022 Among my friends, at least my guy friends, a return to traditional prosody.

Ben Lerner, The New York Review of Books, 23 July 2020 Among my friends, at least my guy friends, a return to traditional prosody.

Ben Lerner, The New York Review of Books, 23 July 2020 What happens next is trickier to nail down: Higher cortical regions are thought to tease out features specifically relevant to speech — from phonemes to prosody — in a hierarchical sequence.

Quanta Magazine, 21 Oct. 2021 Among my friends, at least my guy friends, a return to traditional prosody.

Ben Lerner, The New York Review of Books, 23 July 2020 Among my friends, at least my guy friends, a return to traditional prosody.

Ben Lerner, The New York Review of Books, 23 July 2020 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Latin prosodia accent of a syllable, from Greek prosōidia song sung to instrumental music, accent, from pros in addition to + ōidē song — more at pros-, ode

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

单词	prosody
释义	prosody noun pros·o·dy ˈprä-sə-dē -zə- plural prosodies 1 : the study of versification especially : the systematic study of metrical structure 2 : a particular system, theory, or style of versification 3 : the rhythmic and intonational aspect of language prosodist ˈprä-sə-dist -zə- noun Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web Our goal, then, is to modify the parts of audio that correspond to a speaker's personal style or timbre while preserving the parts of the audio that correspond to the spoken content such as prosody and words. Benj Edwards, Ars Technica, 8 Sep. 2022 Indeed, Allen Ginsberg, no less, saw a connection between the Skeltonic tradition and rap prosody almost upon rap’s earliest crossover appearances, around 1980. Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 23 May 2022 No prosody can immunize poetry against the test of experience. Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 23 May 2022 Among my friends, at least my guy friends, a return to traditional prosody. Ben Lerner, The New York Review of Books, 23 July 2020 Among my friends, at least my guy friends, a return to traditional prosody. Ben Lerner, The New York Review of Books, 23 July 2020 What happens next is trickier to nail down: Higher cortical regions are thought to tease out features specifically relevant to speech — from phonemes to prosody — in a hierarchical sequence. Quanta Magazine, 21 Oct. 2021 Among my friends, at least my guy friends, a return to traditional prosody. Ben Lerner, The New York Review of Books, 23 July 2020 Among my friends, at least my guy friends, a return to traditional prosody. Ben Lerner, The New York Review of Books, 23 July 2020 See More Word History Etymology Middle English, from Latin prosodia accent of a syllable, from Greek prosōidia song sung to instrumental music, accent, from pros in addition to + ōidē song — more at pros-, ode First Known Use 15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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