"inflection" | Definition and Related Words

Noun

is a type of: grammatical relation - a linguistic relation established by grammar
subtypes:
- conjugation - the inflection of verbs
- declension - the inflection of nouns and pronouns and adjectives in Indo-European languages
- paradigm - systematic arrangement of all the inflected forms of a word
- pluralisation, pluralization - the act of pluralizing or attributing plurality to
same as: inflexion
is a type of: delivery, manner of speaking, speech - your characteristic style or manner of expressing yourself orally
subtypes:
- intonation, modulation, pitch contour - rise and fall of the voice pitch
- caesura - a break or pause (usually for sense) in the middle of a verse line
- enjambement, enjambment - the continuation of a syntactic unit from one line of verse into the next line without a pause
- accent, emphasis, stress - the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch)
- rhythm, speech rhythm - the arrangement of spoken words alternating stressed and unstressed elements
same as: prosody
is a type of: departure, deviation, difference, divergence - a variation that deviates from the standard or norm

same as: flection, flexion
is a type of: delivery, manner of speaking, speech - your characteristic style or manner of expressing yourself orally

same as: modulation