Stress, Pitch, Intonation
It is the rise and fall of our voice; change in pitch; the “melody” of our speech: intonation. We emphasize certain syllables in a word; it's louder, higher, longer, and clearer than the other syllables: word stress. It is a unit of pronunciation having one vowel sound, with or without surrounding consonants, forming the whole or a part of a word: syllable. Which word is stressed differently: invite. We had a really interesting conversation: . I can't decide which book to borrow: . Which syllable is stressed in "VOLUNTEER": TEER. Which syllable is stressed in "REALISTIC": LIS