The characteristic rhythm,tempo and intonation patterns of a spoken language are referred to as:
A) phonology
B) pragmatics
C) inflection
D) prosody

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Prosody refers to the rhythmic, melodic, and intonation patterns of speech, including stress, pitch, and tempo variations. Phonology refers to the sound system of a language, while pragmatics refers to the use of language in social situations. Inflection refers to changes in the form of words to indicate grammatical relationships. Therefore, the best choice for this question is D) Prosody.

The Characteristic Rhythm,tempo and Intonation Patterns of a Spoken Language