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Prosody vs Inflection - What's the difference?

prosody | inflection |

As nouns the difference between prosody and inflection

is that prosody is the study of rhythm, intonation, stress, and related attributes in speech while inflection is a change in the form of a word that reflects a change in grammatical function.

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

    inflection

    English

    (wikipedia inflection)

    Alternative forms

    * inflexion

    Noun

  • (grammar) A change in the form of a word that reflects a change in grammatical function.
    • an inflection for gender, number, or tense
  • A change in pitch or tone of voice.
  • (mathematics) A change in curvature from concave to convex or from convex to concave.
  • A turning away from a straight course.
  • (optometry) diffraction

    • Synonyms

    * flection * flexion

    Hyponyms

    * (grammar) conjugation * (grammar) declension

    Related terms

    * inflect * inflected