A sentence of 6 words that starts with 5 words that themselves form a valid sentence would NOT necessarily be perceived as the same phrase, because the last, 6t

A sentence of 6 words that starts with 5 words that themselves form a valid sentence would NOT necessarily be perceived as the same phrase, because the last, 6th word may completely change the meaning of the 5 previous ones. A new word, as well as a new note, may transform the previous sentence/melody from a affirmation to a question, from a congratulation to a menace, etc. Moreover, the punctuation used may radically change the meaning of the sentence. And even more, the intonation and cadence in which you say this sentence, again, influence the meaning. A melody is not just a succession of discrete tones (at least the article acknowledges that with its ground rules at the start).