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2008.09.19

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Today's Lesson
INTONATION   声の抑揚、イントネーション

Explanation

  • Intonation is the way a person's voice rises and falls when speaking.
  • intonation とは、話すときに声が上下する調子、つまり、声の抑揚、イントネーションのことです。

INTONATION

examples

  1. You're pronouncing all the words correctly, but you need to work on your intonation.
  2. Intonation affects the meaning of a sentence in English much more than it does in Japanese.
  3. (teacher to student)
    Your voice should rise at the end of a yes/no question. You tend to use a falling intonation.

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