The patterns of stress and intonation in a language
English: prosody, inflection
inflectionEnglish
inflection, flection, flexion, inflexion, modulation
Noun
A change in the form of a word (usually by adding a suffix) to indicate a change in its grammatical function
English: inflection, inflexion
Deviation from a straight or normal course
English: inflection, flection, flexion
1 more noun senses
A manner of speaking in which the loudness or pitch or tone of the voice is modified
English: modulation, inflection