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The special features which affect speech sounds such as stress, pitch intonation and juncture are called ______________?

Correct answer: D. All the above.

A. Supra__segmental phonemes
B. Secondary phonemes
C. Prosodic features
D. All the above.

Explanation

Stress, pitch, intonation and juncture operate across or alongside individual speech sounds, so they are called suprasegmental or secondary phonemes and are also described as prosodic features. Since the three labels are treated as equivalent here, all the above is intended.

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