A question tag is when we turn a statement into a question by adding a tag at the end. For example, You're going to the theatre later, aren't you? A falling intonation is when your voice goes down at ...

Intonation or the pitch pattern of your voice is important in spoken English because it conveys meaning in many ways. In this episode and the accompanying study notes we will learn about ...

While intonation in English definitely affects how its words sound, it is not as extreme as tones in Mandarin, for example. In Mandarin, there are four tones that are used, which means if you mess up ...

How do you vary your voice when you're in a business setting? In this lesson of Business English you learn about intonation in English language conversations, the types of intonation and why it is ...

Every word in English has a natural stress which falls on one of its syllables. For example, the word 'intonation' has four: in-ton-a-tion.

In this video, we explore how deaccenting in English intonation signals 'given information.' Various examples illustrate the concept of deaccenting, including iconic phrases like "Bond, James Bond ...

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 ...

This paper reports the results of a study of the intonation of 18 Mandarin Chinese speakers lecturing in English. As a basis for the study, it is proposed that intonation be considered a grammar of ...

How sign language users learn intonation Date: September 28, 2015 Source: Linguistic Society of America Summary: A spoken language is more than just words and sounds. Speakers use changes in pitch ...