This paper reports the results of a study of the intonation of 18 Mandarin Chinese speakers lecturing in English. As a basis for the study, it is proposed that intonation be considered a grammar of ...

Developmental language disorder (DLD) affects around two children in each class. It hinders their acquisition and use of ...

In Brazil’s (1985, 1997) discoursee intonation model, the level tone is used by speakers to make choices that do not have any real communicative significance within the context of interaction.

How do you vary your voice when you're in a business setting? In this lesson of Business English you learn about intonation in English language conversations, the types of intonation and why it is ...

Researchers point to “intonation units,” or IUs, as the hidden scaffolding of human conversation. These are stretches of ...

In this video, we explore how deaccenting in English intonation signals 'given information.' Various examples illustrate the concept of deaccenting, including iconic phrases like "Bond, James Bond," ...