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Paralanguage vs Prosody - What's the difference?

paralanguage | prosody |

In linguistics|lang=en terms the difference between paralanguage and prosody

is that paralanguage is (linguistics) the non-verbal elements of speech, and to a limited extent of writing, used to modify meaning and convey emotion, such as pitch, volume, and intonation while prosody is (linguistics) the study of rhythm, intonation, stress, and related attributes in speech.

As nouns the difference between paralanguage and prosody

is that paralanguage is (linguistics) the non-verbal elements of speech, and to a limited extent of writing, used to modify meaning and convey emotion, such as pitch, volume, and intonation while prosody is (linguistics) the study of rhythm, intonation, stress, and related attributes in speech.

paralanguage

English

(wikipedia paralanguage)

Noun

  • (linguistics) The non-verbal elements of speech, and to a limited extent of writing, used to modify meaning and convey emotion, such as pitch, volume, and intonation.

    • prosody

    English

    (wikipedia prosody)

    Noun

    (prosodies)
  • (linguistics) The study of rhythm, intonation, stress, and related attributes in speech.
  • (poetry) The study of poetic meter; the patterns of sounds and rhythms in verse.

    • Derived terms

    * prosodic