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  2. Prosody (linguistics) - Wikipedia

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    Most studies of prosody have been based on auditory analysis using auditory scales. Auditorily, the major prosodic variables are: pitch of the voice (varying between low and high) length of sounds (varying between short and long) loudness, or prominence (varying between soft and loud) timbre or phonatory quality (quality of sound)

  3. Sound change - Wikipedia

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    In historical linguistics, a sound change is a change in the pronunciation of a language. A sound change can involve the replacement of one speech sound (or, more generally, one phonetic feature value) by a different one (called phonetic change) or a more general change to the speech sounds that exist (phonological change), such as the merger of two sounds or the creation of a new sound.

  4. High rising terminal - Wikipedia

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    Empirically, one report proposes that HRT in American English and Australian English is marked by a high tone (high pitch or high fundamental frequency) beginning on the final accented syllable near the end of the statement (the terminal), and continuing to increase in frequency (up to 40%) to the end of the intonational phrase. [1]

  5. Non-native pronunciations of English - Wikipedia

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    Some speakers may pronounce consonant-final English words with a strong vocalic offset, [definition needed] especially in isolated words (e.g. "dog" can be [ˈdɔɡə]). Czech /r/ is alveolar trill. There is a tendency to pronounce the trill in English and in all positions where r is written.

  6. Sound energy - Wikipedia

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    In physics, sound energy is a form of energy that can be heard by living things. Only those waves that have a frequency of 16 Hz to 20 kHz are audible to humans. However, this range is an average and will slightly change from individual to individual.

  7. The Beginner’s Guide to Improving Cadence and How It ... - AOL

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    Experts break down all you need to know about cadence, including what it is, why it matters for performance, and how to improve your revolutions per minute. The Beginner’s Guide to Improving ...

  8. Neural encoding of sound - Wikipedia

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    Flowchart of sound passage - middle ear. The middle ear plays a crucial role in the auditory process, as it essentially converts pressure variations in air to perturbations in the fluids of the inner ear. In other words, it is the mechanical transfer function that allows for efficient transfer of collected sound energy between two different ...

  9. Cadence - Wikipedia

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    In Western musical theory, a cadence (from Latin cadentia 'a falling') is the end of a phrase in which the melody or harmony creates a sense of full or partial resolution, especially in music of the 16th century onwards. [2] A harmonic cadence is a progression of two or more chords that concludes a phrase, section, or piece of music. [3]