There are different branches of linguistics that deal with sounds and all of their unique aspects. One branch in particular, known as prosody, is the study of bigger speech sound units and syllables.

Prosody is a branch of linguistics that analyses and formally represents the elements of oral expression such as pitch, tones and intonation. A study published in Cognition on 5 February shows that ...

Language is a remarkable human capacity. No group of people has been found that lacks language and no other species has been found to communicate in a similar way. To elucidate what it is that ...