Types of Supra-segmental

Sequential:

• Found as elements in sequences of other such elements occurring one after another. (never simultaneously).
• These are: a)pre-heads, heads, tonic syllable, tails. (with their possibilities).           b)pauses.          c)tone-unit boundaries.

Prosodic:

• these components are characteristics of speech, which are constantly present and observable while speech is going on. as:      a)width of pitch range.(used when excited or enthusiastic)        b)loudness.                      c)voice quality.(personal background characteristics that make one's voice different from another).  it is the auditory result of different types of vocal fold vibration, better name is {phonation type}.            d) key. e)speed. 

Para-linguistic:

• facial expressions.
• body language.
• gestures.
• it could not be regarded as components of speech. but it is relevant to the act of speaking.