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  1. dictionary.cambridge.org › grammar › british-grammarIntonation - Grammar - Cambridge Dictionary

    Learn how the voice rises and falls in speech with three main patterns of intonation in English: falling, rising and fall-rise. See examples of intonation in questions, statements and requests.

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  2. learngrammar.net › a › what-is-intonation-types-of-intonationWhat is Intonation? Types of Intonation in Spoken English

    Intonation is the use of tone and the variation of it depending on situations and the type of communication. Statements and questions do not sound the same and that is because different intonations are used for these two very different purposes.

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  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishINTONATION | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    See all examples of intonation. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.

  5. www.oxfordonlineenglish.com › intonation-in-englishIntonation in English - Video - Oxford Online English

    • Different Patterns of Intonation. There are seven possible intonation patterns in English: rising. falling. rising-falling. falling-rising. flat. high. low. The most important are the first four: rising, falling, and combinations of rising and falling tones.
    • New Information Vs Old Information. [^ = rising tone & = falling tone] Daniel: Did you get some bread? Kae: I thought &you& were going to get the ^bread^!
    • Intonation in Questions. [^ = rising tone & = falling tone] D: &Where did you go for your vacation?& K: I went to Dubrovnik. D: ^Is that in Croatia?^ K: Yes, on the coast. &
    • Intonation in Other Kinds of Questions. [^ = rising; & = falling] D: What a fantastic film! & Wasn’t it great?& K: ^Are you insane?^ It was the worst movie I’ve seen all year.

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  7. www.britannica.com › topic › intonationIntonation | Definition, Examples, & Facts | Britannica

    intonation, in phonetics, the melodic pattern of an utterance. It conveys differences of expressive meaning (e.g., surprise, anger, or delight), and it can also serve a grammatical function. Intonation is primarily a matter of variation in the pitch of the voice.

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  8. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Intonation_(linguistics)Intonation (linguistics) - Wikipedia

    Entity (decimal) ↗ ↘ Unicode (hex) U+2197 U+2198. In linguistics, intonation is the variation in pitch used to indicate the speaker's attitudes and emotions, to highlight or focus an expression, to signal the illocutionary act performed by a sentence, or to regulate the flow of discourse.

  9. www.fluentu.com › blog › englishIntonation in English | FluentU English

    May 8, 2024 · Learn how to use intonation to express different meanings and emotions in English. Find out the main intonation patterns, tips on practicing, and examples of intonation in seven situations.