Developmental language disorder (DLD) affects around two children in each class. It hinders their acquisition and use of ...

This paper summarizes two studies of the intonation patterns of English yes-no questions. These studies were based on the analysis of informal, spontaneous speech occurring on radio and/or television ...

Prosody and intonation are fundamental components of spoken language, encompassing rhythm, stress, pitch variation and timing that go beyond mere lexical content. These suprasegmental features not ...

Tonal languages are different from non-tonal languages because tonal languages are dependent on the emphasis and pronunciation, because how a word is said will affect its meaning. It is quite ...

Researchers point to “intonation units,” or IUs, as the hidden scaffolding of human conversation. These are stretches of ...

This article proposes a syntax and a semantics for intonation in English and some related languages. The semantics is 'surface-compositional', in the sense that syntactic derivation constructs ...

Learn to speak English fluently! Discover practical tips to improve your pronunciation, master intonation, and sound like a ...

A spoken language is more than just words and sounds. Speakers use changes in pitch and rhythm, known as prosody, to provide emphasis, show emotion, and otherwise add meaning to what they say. In a ...