Question

Examples for rhythm in connected speech

Answer 1

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The aspects of connected speech are elements we take for granted in everyday life, but which are actually fundamental to our understanding of the spoken word.

Rhythm is defined as a sound that happens at regular intervals. In the context of speech, the rhythm of speech is the pattern of beats, or the intervals at which syllables are stressed in a sentence. This is particularly notable in poetry, where the "feet" of a line (iambs) helps it contribute to the cohesion of the poem as a whole. For example, with the stressed syllables in capital letters, we can see how the rhythms of these two lines are identical: