prosodics
/prə(ʊ)ˈsɒdɪks/ /prə(ʊ)ˈzɒdɪks/Linguistics
noun
The suprasegmental phonological features of a language, such as intonation, rhythm, pitch, and stress, considered collectively.
Origin
1940s; earliest use found in International Journal of American Linguistics. From prosodic: see -ic.