intonation
pronunciation
How to pronounce intonation in British English:
UK [ˌɪntəˈneɪʃn]
How to pronounce intonation in American English:
US [ˌɪntəˈneɪʃn]
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- Noun:
- rise and fall of the voice pitch
- singing by a soloist of the opening piece of plainsong
- the act of singing in a monotonous tone
- the production of musical tones (by voice or instrument); especially the exactitude of the pitch relations
Word Origin
- intonation (n.)
- 1610s, "opening phrase of a melody," from French intonation, from Medieval Latin intonationem (nominative intonatio), from past participle stem of intonare (see intone). Meaning "modulation of the voice in speaking" is from 1791.
Example
- 1. Each regional accent has its own mixture of sounds and intonation .
- 2. Emoticons are a poor substitute for facial expressions , body language and intonation .
- 3. Many defectors insist the main challenges are not vocabulary but accent , intonation and manners .
- 4. Fas causes sudden changes in speech patterns , intonation and pronunciation so that the victim suddenly starts speaking with a " foreign " accent .
- 5. Even when singers aren 't trying to imitate a particular vocal style associated with a genre , regional dialects tend to get lost in song : intonation is superseded by melody , vowel length by the duration of each note , and vocal cadences by a song 's rhythm .