Variation of pitch that is not used to distinguish words (see "tone"), but to indicate e.g. speaker's emotions, important information or different kinds of sentences (such as declarative sentences vs. questions).
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Specific designation for end-of-sentence intonation
I have a question about a certain type of intonation. Let's use the following sentence as an example:
"What would you like for dinner?" asked mom as I entered the kitchen.
When I read this sentence, I would read the "What would you like for…
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intonation in a list of items
Listening to political speeches and, other people talking about a list of things,
Fix the water problem.
Fix the Roadways.
Cut Taxes.
It appears that they have a raised tone on the last word as if they are asking a question. Has this been there…
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How to know where to put those arrows ↗ ↘ to represent the intonation?
Hello at first I thought that it is only to count each syllable of a word very slowly but I think I am wrong, but I can not understand the explanation of Luca Lampariello is because I am a native speaker of…
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