Pitch (definition)

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Refers to the fundamental frequency at which a sound cycles. The higher number of cycles means the higher the pitch, and the lower number of cycles means the lower the pitch.

See Also

Intonation (definition)

External Links

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pitch_(music)

http://www.sil.org/linguistics/GlossaryOfLinguisticTerms/WhatIsAPhrase.htm

http://www.economicexpert.com/a/Tonal:language.htm

References

  • Crystal, David. (1997) A Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics. Oxford, UK: Blackwell.