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: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tone_(linguistics)]
: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tone_(linguistics)]


* '''intonation''' - the variation of pitch along a word where it does ''not'' distinguish words  
* '''intonation''' - the variation of pitch (or other properties) along a word where it does ''not'' distinguish words
: instead often to emphasize contrast of interpretation, emotion, or such {{verify}})  
: instead often to emphasize contrast of interpretation, emotion, or such {{verify}})
: Contrasted with tone
: Contrasted with tone
: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intonation_(linguistics)]
: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intonation_(linguistics)]




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(e.g. irish has a rise anyway, question has to be stronger)




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[[Category:Spoken]]
[[Category:Spoken]]
[[Category:Phonetics]]
[[Category:Phonetics]]
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