Does a cadence cover all "punctuation marks" in a musical phrase?

Question

If we compare it to English, then a cadence acts like a period. But what about other punctuation marks like commas, exclamation marks, questions marks, etc. Are they also called cadences?

Answer 1

I feel as though English and music aren't 100% comparable. If you were to think about cadences as a form of a punctuation mark, then I believe it would be safe to assume that each cadence can be thought this way:

Authentic: V-I. Very much like a period at the end of a sentence. "...and that's the end."

Plagal Cadence: IV-I. This doesn't sound like a period but more like a comma because 4 typically leads somewhere (although not always).

Half-Cadence: Any chord-V. Could be a form of a question mark as we always raise our pitch when we ask a question.

Deceptive Cadence. V-Any chord. This could easily be a semicolon or an ellipses.

On a personal preference note, I believe that inflections, tone, and accents create punctuation.

Hope this helps~!