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Intonation

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Rising intonation is when you make the pitch of your voice rise, that is, go from a lower frequency sound to a higher frequency sound. You can exaggerate it by starting with a growl (like a lion) and ending with a squeak (like a little bird). Falling intonation is the reverse.

  • Rising intonation is when you make the pitch of your voice rise, that is, go from a lower frequency sound to a higher frequency sound.
  • You can exaggerate it by starting with a growl (like a lion) and ending with a squeak (like a little bird).
  • Falling intonation is the reverse.
  • You make the pitch fall, that is, go from a higher frequency sound to a lower frequency sound.
  • Intonation (in general) is the melodic pattern of the rise and fall of pitch as you speak.
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Rising intonation is when you make the pitch of your voice rise, that is, go from a lower frequency sound to a higher frequency sound. You can exaggerate it by starting with a growl (like a lion) and ending with a squeak (like a little bird).

Falling intonation is the reverse. You make the pitch fall, that is, go from a higher frequency sound to a lower frequency sound.

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