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Intonation refers to the pitch of sounds in a language that may give some indication of syntactic information. For example in English a rising intonation at the end of a phrase indicates a question.
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==See Also==
 
==See Also==
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*[[Prosody (definition)]]
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==External Links==
 
==External Links==
 
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intonation_(linguistics)
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*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intonation_(linguistics)
 
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*http://www.umanitoba.ca/faculties/arts/linguistics/russell/138/sec3/inton.htm
http://www.umanitoba.ca/faculties/arts/linguistics/russell/138/sec3/inton.htm
 
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
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*Ladefoged, D. (2010) ''A Course in Phonetics''. 6th Edition. Wadsworth Publishing.
 
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[[Category: Phonetics]]
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[[Category: Phonology]]

Revision as of 09:55, 11 June 2012

Intonation refers to the pitch of sounds in a language that may give some indication of syntactic information. For example in English a rising intonation at the end of a phrase indicates a question.

See Also

External Links

The link below takes you away from the Gaelic Wiki to Wikipedia. Since wikipedia pages can be edited by anyone, they often contain inaccurate information. So be careful!

References

  • Ladefoged, D. (2010) A Course in Phonetics. 6th Edition. Wadsworth Publishing.