HOW DO THEY SOUND? SUPRASEGMENTAL FEATURES AND THEIR ROLES IN SWAPPED ANIMATED MOVIE (2026)

Abstrak

This study investigates the suprasegmental features found in the animated movie Swapped (2026). Suprasegmental features—including stress, intonation, pitch, rhythm, pause, and juncture—play a crucial role in conveying meaning beyond individual phonemes. The animated movie genre offers authentic spoken English that reflects natural prosodic patterns, making it a valuable source for phonological analysis. This research employs a descriptive qualitative approach. Data were collected through systematic observation and transcription of selected scenes from the movie. The findings reveal diverse patterns of stress, intonation, pitch variation, rhythmic structures, and the use of pause and juncture as discourse markers. The results are expected to contribute to the teaching and learning of English pronunciation, particularly in the context of suprasegmental phonology.