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Syllable vs Prosodification - What's the difference?

syllable | prosodification |

In linguistics|lang=en terms the difference between syllable and prosodification

is that syllable is (linguistics) a unit of human speech that is interpreted by the listener as a single sound, although syllables usually consist of one or more vowel sounds, either alone or combined with the sound of one or more consonants; a word consists of one or more syllables while prosodification is (linguistics) the imposition of prosodic structure (eg syllables, feet, stress, etc) onto string of segments (ie sounds such as consonants and vowels).

As nouns the difference between syllable and prosodification

is that syllable is (linguistics) a unit of human speech that is interpreted by the listener as a single sound, although syllables usually consist of one or more vowel sounds, either alone or combined with the sound of one or more consonants; a word consists of one or more syllables while prosodification is (linguistics) the imposition of prosodic structure (eg syllables, feet, stress, etc) onto string of segments (ie sounds such as consonants and vowels).

As a verb syllable

is (poetic) to utter in syllables.

syllable

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (linguistics) A unit of human speech that is interpreted by the listener as a single sound, although syllables usually consist of one or more vowel sounds, either alone or combined with the sound of one or more consonants; a word consists of one or more syllables.
  • *
  • The written representation of a given pronounced syllable.
  • A small part of a sentence or discourse; anything concise or short; a particle.
  • * Hooker
    • Before any syllable of the law of God was written.
  • * Shakespeare
    • Who dare speak / One syllable against him?

    Derived terms

    * monosyllable * polysyllable * quadrisyllable * quinquesyllable * syllabary * syllabatim * syllabic * syllabification * syllabify * trisyllable * words of one syllable

    Verb

    (syllabl)
  • (poetic) To utter in syllables.
    • Aery tongues that syllable men's names — Milton.

    prosodification

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (linguistics) The imposition of prosodic structure (e.g. syllables, feet, stress, etc.) onto string of segments (i.e. sounds such as consonants and vowels)