Speech prosody is a core research concept and field within phonetics, linguistics, and speech science, focusing on the study of supra-segmental acoustic features of spoken language. It investigates elements such as pitch (fundamental frequency), duration, intensity (loudness), and rhythm, which extend across syllables, words, and phrases rather than being tied to individual phonemes. The significance of prosody lies in its crucial role in conveying linguistic meaning (e.g., distinguishing questions from statements), emotional states, speaker identity, and pragmatic information, thereby shaping the structure and interpretation of utterances.