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prosodicity

prosodicity noun: the state of being prosodic.

Noun

prosodicity (uncountable)

  1. The state of being prosodic.
    • So prosodicity can be taken as a synonym of suprasegmental and of hierarchical structure above the segment.2016, Youcef Hdouch, The Character of the Extraprosodicity Theory, page 3
    • Second, I argue that the mora is a prosodic constituent, and furthermore, that its presence in subsyllabic structure is a necessary prerequisite for its prosodicity.2018, Draga Zec, Sonority Constraints on Prosodic Structure

Origin of prosodicity

From prosodic + -ity.

Words formed from prosodicity

Questions about prosodicity

What does prosodicity mean?
Prosodicity means the state of being prosodic.
What part of speech is prosodicity?
Prosodicity is a noun.

Words near prosodicity in the dictionary

  1. prosodic
  2. prosodic unit
  3. prosodic units
  4. prosodical
  5. prosodically
  6. prosodicity
  7. prosodics
  8. prosodies
  9. prosodification
  10. prosodifications
  11. prosodion

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