how to pronounce prosody

/ˈpɹɑːsədiː/

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prosody is pronounced in three syllables

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ɑː

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iː

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An example use of prosody in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… I mean we work on speech prosody so …”

meanings of prosody

noun:

The study of poetic meter; the patterns of sounds and rhythms in verse.
The study of rhythm, intonation, stress, and related attributes in speech.

prosody frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word prosody occurs in english on average 0.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics prosody can be related to

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1) education, science, and technology;

2) leisure and entertainment;