noun
- plural of prosody; the patterns of rhythm, stress, and intonation in language or poetry
Usage: linguistics; literary
Examples
- The poet studied various prosodies from different cultures.
- English and Chinese have very different prosodies.
- Students analyzed the prosodies of Shakespeare’s sonnets.
- The linguist compared the prosodies of tonal and non-tonal languages.
- Different prosodies can convey different emotional meanings.
- The workshop focused on understanding classical prosodies.