What is prosody? Definitions, functions and applications

Abstract

The aim of this review is to present the round table Prosódia: voz, estrutura e expressão, broadcasted on May 31st/2020 and organized by the event Abralin Ao Vivo. It also highlights interesting points discussed in the chat simultaneously with the presentation. Professors Luciana Lucente and Pablo Arantes introduced the table by approaching the definition of prosody, elucidating its functions of prominence, segmentation and discursive function. Next, the invited researchers, Albert Rilliard and Alexsandro Meireles, advance to more specific issues related to prosody, such as its multimodality and the four biological codes, and the quality of voice in speech and singing.