- falling intonation
- нисходящий тон, падающая интонация
Англо-русский современный словарь. 2014.
falling intonation
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intonation contour — intonation pattern or intonation contour, Linguistics. a distinctive speech pattern formed by differences in pitch, as for example the rising intonation pattern in questions (Is he going?) and the falling intonation pattern in declarative… … Useful english dictionary
Intonation (linguistics) — In linguistics, intonation is variation of pitch whilst speaking which is not used to distinguish words. (Compare tone.) Intonation and stress are two main elements of linguistic prosody.All languages use pitch semantically, that is, as… … Wikipedia
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intonation pattern — noun intonations characteristic of questions and requests and statements • Hypernyms: ↑intonation, ↑modulation, ↑pitch contour * * * noun : a unit of speech melody in a language or dialect that contributes to the total meaning of an utterance one … Useful english dictionary
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intonation — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ falling, flat, rising ▪ the rising intonation at the end of spoken questions INTONATION + NOUN ▪ pattern … Collocations dictionary
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