Vocabulary: Intonation patterns that change meaning completely

English · C2 · Lesson 79 · 20 words

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convey

verb

communicate; express

emphasize

verb

Give special importance to

utterance

noun

Spoken words or statements

pragmatic

adjective

Realistic and practical

inflection

noun

tone change

modulate

verb

vary pitch

intonation

noun

rise and fall of the voice in speech

cadence

noun

informal conversational language

phonological

adjective

subtle shade of meaning or expression

nuance

noun

prosody

noun

resonating or echoing sound

accentuate

verb

relating to consonant sounds

suprasegmental

adjective

omission of sounds in speech

semantic

adjective

Related to meaning

disambiguation

noun

clarification of meaning

contour

noun

outline or shape

interrogative

adjective

question form

declarative

adjective

statement form

disambiguate

verb

clarify meaning

circumflex

noun

accent mark (^)