Intonation is an integral part of communication for all speakers. But can sign languages have intonation? A new study shows that signers use their faces to create intonational ‘melodies’ just ...

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 ...

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 ...

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. But ...

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 ...

Have you ever noticed that a natural conversation flows like a dance—pauses, emphases, and turns arriving just in time? A new ...

Why don’t we see more intonation in descriptive linguistics? Many of the world’s 7,000-ish languages are both endangered and poorly documented by linguists.

If French is your second language and you’re struggling to be understood, here’s some good news: a heavy accent is surmountable and mutable, even in adult learners. Intonation and smoothness of speech ...

Scientists prove that dogs not only understand human language, but they also know the difference between genuine praise and meaningless words.

Brain scans seem to confirm what pet owners already suspected: Dogs not only comprehend the words we speak, but also how we say them.