English Language GCSE
Prosodic features
What Prosodic features means in English Language GCSE, as defined for OCR.
Definitions of Prosodic features
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The auditory qualities of speech, including tone, pitch, volume, pace, and emphasis.
The vocal aspects of speech, including pitch, pace, stress, and volume.
Topics that use Prosodic features
- Responding to spoken language (OCR GCSE)
- Using spoken Standard English (OCR GCSE)
Related terms
- Standard English
- Dialect
- Discourse Markers
- Adjacency pair
- Double Negative
- Fillers
- Hedging
- Non-fluency features
Using Prosodic features in the exam
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