Question

The features that affect speech sounds, tone and juncture are called:

• A. Grammatical features
• B. Lexical features
• C. Supra-segmental features
• D. Syntactic features

Answer 1

Answer:

C. Supra-segmental features

The features that affect speech sounds, tone, and juncture are called c) Supra-segmental features. 

Suprasegmental features are speech elements that go beyond individual sounds (phonemes) and extend over syllables, words, or phrases, including features like stress, tone, intonation, and juncture.