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adj. - Pertaining to a feature of speech that extends over more than a single speech sound.

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  • Plus it should be asked whether there was some kind of suprasegmental differentiation (such as stress accent) between SC1 and SC2 in poetry.
  • While the traditional approach is concerned with isolated sounds and native like pronunciation, the research-based approach deals with suprasegmental features and...
  • Maybe there are ... things that behave as if they are eternal, essential, but are actually manifest as all themes must be, coded in scriptures and statues,...
  • Computer-assisted language learning: Computer-assisted language learning or CALL can be an important tool when attempting to help the learner become more autonomous by allowing...
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