![]() ![]() The first question is typical of introductions the speaker wants to know a person’s name. You can probably detect the difference, but more importantly, the underlying intent of each question is different. In fact, if this same question were said with rising intonation, it’d sound like this: While many learners may predict that all questions in English have a rising pitch, many questions actually have a falling pitch. As one example, listen to the following question and decide if you hear rising or falling pitch at the end of the question: If you’ve ever tried to mimic an English speaker’s intonation patterns and felt uncomfortable, it may be because the intonation patterns of your first language are either different and/or have a wider or lesser range. If you’ve already looked at our sections on thought groups and word stress, then you’re already familiar with how intonation and stress are closely connected. Intonation is the rising and falling pitch in one’s voice. ![]()
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